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#ED50AE Color

#ED50AE is rgb(237, 80, 174) in RGB, hsl(324, 81%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 27%, 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 7.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED50AE
HEX#ED50AE
RGBrgb(237, 80, 174)
HSLhsl(324, 81%, 62%)
HSVhsv(324, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 27%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.213 347.4)
LABlab(59.12% 67.09 -16.61)
LCHlch(59.12% 69.12 346.09)

What #ED50AE 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 #ED50AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 7.84Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 9.76Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 10.21Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 10.42Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 11.33Wild Strawberry#FF43A4ΔE 11.64

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

#ED50AE Channel Values

How #ED50AE 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 80 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 81% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 27% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED50AE 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 text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED50AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED50AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED50AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED50AE
Complementary
#50ED8E
Analogous
#DD50ED
Analogous
#ED505F
Triadic
#AEED50
Triadic
#50AEED
Split comp.
#5FED50
Split comp.
#50EDDD

Tints & Shades of #ED50AE

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

#EF67B8
#F17EC3
#F495CE
#F7B1DB
#F9C8E5
#FCDFF0

Shades

#E92B9D
#D01685
#AB126E
#860E56
#610A3E
#370624

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED50AE.

How #ED50AE 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#ED50AE
Protanopia#7F7FAD
Protanomaly#B66FAE
Deuteranopia#9C9CAA
Deuteranomaly#C284AC
Tritanopia#E86363
Tritanomaly#EA5C87
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED50AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed50ae: #ED50AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED50AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed50ae': '#ED50AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.314, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_ed50ae">#ED50AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED50AE"

More Pink Colors

#ED50AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED50AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED50AE?

#ED50AE is a light pink — rgb(237, 80, 174) in RGB and hsl(324, 81%, 62%) 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 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #ED50AE?

#ED50AE is rgb(237, 80, 174) — red 237, green 80, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED50AE?

#ED50AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 27%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED50AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED50AE scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED50AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED50AE 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 10.42, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.