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#ED4564 Color

#ED4564 is rgb(237, 69, 100) in RGB, hsl(349, 82%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 71%, 58%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Paradise Pink (#E63E62), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED4564
HEX#ED4564
RGBrgb(237, 69, 100)
HSLhsl(349, 82%, 60%)
HSVhsv(349, 71%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 58%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.203 14.6)
LABlab(55.97% 65.90 22.36)
LCHlch(55.97% 69.59 18.74)

What #ED4564 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 #ED4564, 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 red in the library.

#ED4564 Channel Values

How #ED4564 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 69 · B 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 349° · S 82% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 349° · S 71% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 71% · Y 58% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.73:1 vs white · 5.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED4564 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 text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ED4564

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED4564; 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 #ED4564

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 #ED4564 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#ED4564
Protanopia#7A7A63
Protanomaly#B46963
Deuteranopia#99995B
Deuteranomaly#C1805F
Tritanopia#EC4A4A
Tritanomaly#EC4855
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED4564 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed4564: #ED4564;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED4564;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed4564': '#ED4564' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.271, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_ed4564">#ED4564</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED4564"

More Red Colors

#ED4564 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ED4564 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED4564?

#ED4564 is a light red — rgb(237, 69, 100) in RGB and hsl(349, 82%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Paradise Pink (#E63E62), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.89.

What is the RGB value of #ED4564?

#ED4564 is rgb(237, 69, 100) — red 237, green 69, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED4564?

#ED4564 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 71%, 58%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED4564 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED4564 scores 3.73:1 against white and 5.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED4564 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED4564 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 16.33, which is visibly different.

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