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#ED50BB Color

#ED50BB is rgb(237, 80, 187) in RGB, hsl(319, 81%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 21%, 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 8.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED50BB
HEX#ED50BB
RGBrgb(237, 80, 187)
HSLhsl(319, 81%, 62%)
HSVhsv(319, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 21%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.22 342.8)
LABlab(59.53% 68.28 -23.47)
LCHlch(59.53% 72.21 341.03)

What #ED50BB 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 #ED50BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 8.44Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 11.49Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 13.07Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 14.76Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 15.29Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 15.55

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

#ED50BB Channel Values

How #ED50BB 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 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 81% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 21% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.25:1 vs white · 6.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED50BB 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 text3.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED50BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED50BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED50BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED50BB
Complementary
#50ED81
Analogous
#D050ED
Analogous
#ED506C
Triadic
#BBED50
Triadic
#50BBED
Split comp.
#6CED50
Split comp.
#50EDD0

Tints & Shades of #ED50BB

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

#EF67C4
#F17ECD
#F495D6
#F7B1E1
#F9C8E9
#FCDFF2

Shades

#E92BAD
#D01695
#AB127A
#860E60
#610A45
#370628

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED50BB.

How #ED50BB 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#ED50BB
Protanopia#7F7FBA
Protanomaly#B66FBB
Deuteranopia#9C9CB7
Deuteranomaly#C284B9
Tritanopia#E66666
Tritanomaly#E95E90
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED50BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed50bb: #ED50BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED50BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed50bb': '#ED50BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.314, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_ed50bb">#ED50BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED50BB"

More Pink Colors

#ED50BB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED50BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED50BB?

#ED50BB is a light pink — rgb(237, 80, 187) in RGB and hsl(319, 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 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #ED50BB?

#ED50BB is rgb(237, 80, 187) — red 237, green 80, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED50BB?

#ED50BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 21%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED50BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED50BB scores 3.25:1 against white and 6.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED50BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED50BB 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 16.01, which is visibly different.

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