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#ED316F Color

#ED316F is rgb(237, 49, 111) in RGB, hsl(340, 84%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 53%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ruby (#E0115F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED316F
HEX#ED316F
RGBrgb(237, 49, 111)
HSLhsl(340, 84%, 56%)
HSVhsv(340, 79%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 53%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.223 7.7)
LABlab(54.04% 72.22 13.21)
LCHlch(54.04% 73.41 10.36)

What #ED316F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ED316F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#ED316F Channel Values

How #ED316F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 237 · G 49 · B 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 84% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 79% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 53% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.98:1 vs white · 5.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED316F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ED316F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED316F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #ED316F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED316F.

How #ED316F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ED316F
Protanopia#73736E
Protanomaly#B15F6E
Deuteranopia#959567
Deuteranomaly#BF796A
Tritanopia#EB3D3D
Tritanomaly#EC3955
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED316F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ed316f: #ED316F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED316F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed316f': '#ED316F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.192, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_ed316f">#ED316F</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED316F"

More Pink Colors

#ED316F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ED316F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED316F?

#ED316F is a mid-tone pink — rgb(237, 49, 111) in RGB and hsl(340, 84%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ruby (#E0115F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #ED316F?

#ED316F is rgb(237, 49, 111) — red 237, green 49, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED316F?

#ED316F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 53%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED316F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED316F scores 3.98:1 against white and 5.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED316F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED316F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 20.81, which is visibly different.

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