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#ED54A8 Color

#ED54A8 is rgb(237, 84, 168) in RGB, hsl(327, 81%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 29%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hot Pink (#FF69B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED54A8
HEX#ED54A8
RGBrgb(237, 84, 168)
HSLhsl(327, 81%, 63%)
HSVhsv(327, 65%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 29%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.205 350)
LABlab(59.50% 65.10 -12.58)
LCHlch(59.50% 66.30 349.06)

What #ED54A8 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 #ED54A8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 7.24Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 7.38Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 8.61Wild Strawberry#FF43A4ΔE 11.11Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 11.15Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 11.24

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

#ED54A8 Channel Values

How #ED54A8 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 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 81% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 65% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 29% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED54A8 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 text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED54A8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED54A8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED54A8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED54A8
Complementary
#54ED99
Analogous
#E554ED
Analogous
#ED545C
Triadic
#A8ED54
Triadic
#54A8ED
Split comp.
#5CED54
Split comp.
#54EDE5

Tints & Shades of #ED54A8

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

#EF6BB4
#F282C0
#F499CB
#F7B1D7
#F9C8E3
#FCDFEF

Shades

#E92F96
#D4167F
#AF1269
#860E50
#610A3A
#370621

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED54A8.

How #ED54A8 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#ED54A8
Protanopia#8181A7
Protanomaly#B671A8
Deuteranopia#9D9DA4
Deuteranomaly#C286A6
Tritanopia#E86464
Tritanomaly#EA5E85
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED54A8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed54a8: #ED54A8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED54A8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed54a8': '#ED54A8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.329, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_ed54a8">#ED54A8</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED54A8"

More Pink Colors

#ED54A8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED54A8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED54A8?

#ED54A8 is a light pink — rgb(237, 84, 168) in RGB and hsl(327, 81%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hot Pink (#FF69B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.24.

What is the RGB value of #ED54A8?

#ED54A8 is rgb(237, 84, 168) — red 237, green 84, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED54A8?

#ED54A8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 29%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED54A8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED54A8 scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED54A8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED54A8 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 7.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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