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#ED5487 Color

#ED5487 is rgb(237, 84, 135) in RGB, hsl(340, 81%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 43%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Watermelon (#F05C85), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED5487
HEX#ED5487
RGBrgb(237, 84, 135)
HSLhsl(340, 81%, 63%)
HSVhsv(340, 65%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 43%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.192 3.4)
LABlab(58.66% 62.55 5.42)
LCHlch(58.66% 62.78 4.95)

What #ED5487 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 #ED5487, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Watermelon#F05C85ΔE 4.58Strawberry#FC5A8DΔE 4.82Fandango Pink#DE5285ΔE 5.94French Rose#F64A8AΔE 6.55Light Crimson#F56991ΔE 7.25French Pink#FD6C9EΔE 8.08

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

#ED5487 Channel Values

How #ED5487 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 84 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 81% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 65% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 43% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.38:1 vs white · 6.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED5487 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 text3.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED5487 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED5487

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED5487; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED5487
Complementary
#54EDBA
Analogous
#ED54D4
Analogous
#ED6E54
Triadic
#87ED54
Triadic
#5487ED
Split comp.
#54ED6E
Split comp.
#54D4ED

Tints & Shades of #ED5487

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

#EF6B97
#F282A8
#F499B8
#F7B1C8
#F9C8D8
#FCDFE8

Shades

#E92F6D
#D41656
#AF1247
#860E36
#610A27
#370616

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED5487.

How #ED5487 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#ED5487
Protanopia#818186
Protanomaly#B67186
Deuteranopia#9D9D81
Deuteranomaly#C28684
Tritanopia#EB5C5C
Tritanomaly#EC5970
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED5487 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed5487: #ED5487;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED5487;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed5487': '#ED5487' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.329, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_ed5487">#ED5487</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED5487"

More Pink Colors

#ED5487 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED5487 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED5487?

#ED5487 is a light pink — rgb(237, 84, 135) in RGB and hsl(340, 81%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Watermelon (#F05C85), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.58.

What is the RGB value of #ED5487?

#ED5487 is rgb(237, 84, 135) — red 237, green 84, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED5487?

#ED5487 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 43%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED5487 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED5487 scores 3.38:1 against white and 6.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED5487 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED5487 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 16.71, which is visibly different.

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