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#ED40B6 Color

#ED40B6 is rgb(237, 64, 182) in RGB, hsl(319, 83%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 73%, 23%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Frostbite (#E936A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED40B6
HEX#ED40B6
RGBrgb(237, 64, 182)
HSLhsl(319, 83%, 59%)
HSVhsv(319, 73%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 23%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.236 343.7)
LABlab(57.42% 73.08 -23.81)
LCHlch(57.42% 76.86 341.96)

What #ED40B6 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 #ED40B6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 5.74Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 12.88Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 12.98Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 13.21Fashion Fuchsia#F400A1ΔE 13.25Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 14.46

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

#ED40B6 Channel Values

How #ED40B6 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 64 · B 1828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 83% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 73% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 73% · Y 23% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.49:1 vs white · 6.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED40B6 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 text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED40B6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED40B6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED40B6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED40B6
Complementary
#40ED77
Analogous
#CD40ED
Analogous
#ED405F
Triadic
#B6ED40
Triadic
#40B6ED
Split comp.
#5FED40
Split comp.
#40EDCD

Tints & Shades of #ED40B6

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.

Tints

#F05CC1
#F273CA
#F58FD4
#F7A6DD
#F9C2E8
#FCDAF1

Shades

#EA1AA8
#C9138F
#A30F74
#830C5D
#5D0943
#380528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED40B6.

How #ED40B6 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#ED40B6
Protanopia#7878B5
Protanomaly#B366B6
Deuteranopia#9898B2
Deuteranomaly#C07EB4
Tritanopia#E65B5B
Tritanomaly#E95189
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED40B6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed40b6: #ED40B6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED40B6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed40b6': '#ED40B6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.251, blue: 0.714)
Android XML<color name="color_ed40b6">#ED40B6</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED40B6"

More Pink Colors

#ED40B6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED40B6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED40B6?

#ED40B6 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(237, 64, 182) in RGB and hsl(319, 83%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Frostbite (#E936A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #ED40B6?

#ED40B6 is rgb(237, 64, 182) — red 237, green 64, and blue 182 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED40B6?

#ED40B6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 73%, 23%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED40B6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED40B6 scores 3.49:1 against white and 6.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED40B6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED40B6 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 16.04, which is visibly different.

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