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#ED3B85 Color

#ED3B85 is rgb(237, 59, 133) in RGB, hsl(335, 83%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 44%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Rose (#F64A8A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED3B85
HEX#ED3B85
RGBrgb(237, 59, 133)
HSLhsl(335, 83%, 58%)
HSVhsv(335, 75%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 44%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.219 0.7)
LABlab(55.48% 70.81 2.06)
LCHlch(55.48% 70.84 1.67)

What #ED3B85 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 #ED3B85, 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.

#ED3B85 Channel Values

How #ED3B85 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 59 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 83% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 75% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 44% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.77:1 vs white · 5.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED3B85 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 text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ED3B85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED3B85; 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 #ED3B85

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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How #ED3B85 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#ED3B85
Protanopia#767684
Protanomaly#B26384
Deuteranopia#97977F
Deuteranomaly#C07C81
Tritanopia#EA4A4A
Tritanomaly#EB4467
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED3B85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed3b85: #ED3B85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED3B85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed3b85': '#ED3B85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.231, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_ed3b85">#ED3B85</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED3B85"

More Pink Colors

#ED3B85 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ED3B85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED3B85?

#ED3B85 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(237, 59, 133) in RGB and hsl(335, 83%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Rose (#F64A8A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.49.

What is the RGB value of #ED3B85?

#ED3B85 is rgb(237, 59, 133) — red 237, green 59, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED3B85?

#ED3B85 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 44%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED3B85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED3B85 scores 3.77:1 against white and 5.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED3B85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED3B85 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 14.12, which is visibly different.

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