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#ED358E Color

#ED358E is rgb(237, 53, 142) in RGB, hsl(331, 84%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 78%, 40%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Pink (#E73895), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED358E
HEX#ED358E
RGBrgb(237, 53, 142)
HSLhsl(331, 84%, 57%)
HSVhsv(331, 78%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 40%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.228 356.8)
LABlab(55.11% 73.02 -3.83)
LCHlch(55.11% 73.12 357.00)

What #ED358E 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 #ED358E, 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.

#ED358E Channel Values

How #ED358E 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 53 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 84% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 78% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 78% · Y 40% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.82:1 vs white · 5.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED358E 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 text3.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ED358E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED358E; 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 #ED358E

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

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How #ED358E 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#ED358E
Protanopia#74748D
Protanomaly#B2618D
Deuteranopia#969688
Deuteranomaly#BF7B8B
Tritanopia#E94848
Tritanomaly#EB416B
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED358E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed358e: #ED358E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED358E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed358e': '#ED358E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.208, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_ed358e">#ED358E</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED358E"

More Pink Colors

#ED358E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ED358E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED358E?

#ED358E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(237, 53, 142) in RGB and hsl(331, 84%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Pink (#E73895), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #ED358E?

#ED358E is rgb(237, 53, 142) — red 237, green 53, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED358E?

#ED358E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 78%, 40%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED358E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED358E scores 3.82:1 against white and 5.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED358E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED358E 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 10.54, which is visibly different.

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