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#ED5494 Color

#ED5494 is rgb(237, 84, 148) in RGB, hsl(335, 81%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 38%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fandango Pink (#DE5285), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED5494
HEX#ED5494
RGBrgb(237, 84, 148)
HSLhsl(335, 81%, 63%)
HSVhsv(335, 65%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 38%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.196 358)
LABlab(58.97% 63.48 -1.75)
LCHlch(58.97% 63.50 358.42)

What #ED5494 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 #ED5494, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fandango Pink#DE5285ΔE 7.04French Rose#F64A8AΔE 8.18French Pink#FD6C9EΔE 8.61Magenta (Pantone)#D0417EΔE 8.84Medium Pink#FE6E9FΔE 9.29Mystic#D65282ΔE 9.6

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

#ED5494 Channel Values

How #ED5494 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 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 81% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 65% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 38% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.34:1 vs white · 6.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED5494 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 text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED5494 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED5494

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED5494; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED5494
Complementary
#54EDAD
Analogous
#ED54E0
Analogous
#ED6154
Triadic
#94ED54
Triadic
#5494ED
Split comp.
#54ED61
Split comp.
#54E0ED

Tints & Shades of #ED5494

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

#EF6BA2
#F282B1
#F499BF
#F7B1CE
#F9C8DC
#FCDFEB

Shades

#E92F7D
#D41665
#AF1254
#860E40
#610A2E
#37061A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED5494.

How #ED5494 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#ED5494
Protanopia#818193
Protanomaly#B67194
Deuteranopia#9D9D8F
Deuteranomaly#C28691
Tritanopia#EA5F5F
Tritanomaly#EB5B78
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED5494 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed5494: #ED5494;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED5494;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed5494': '#ED5494' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.329, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_ed5494">#ED5494</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED5494"

More Pink Colors

#ED5494 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED5494 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED5494?

#ED5494 is a light pink — rgb(237, 84, 148) in RGB and hsl(335, 81%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fandango Pink (#DE5285), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.04.

What is the RGB value of #ED5494?

#ED5494 is rgb(237, 84, 148) — red 237, green 84, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED5494?

#ED5494 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 38%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED5494 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED5494 scores 3.34:1 against white and 6.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED5494 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED5494 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 10.48, 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.