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#ED6897 Color

#ED6897 is rgb(237, 104, 151) in RGB, hsl(339, 79%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 36%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cyclamen (#F56FA1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED6897
HEX#ED6897
RGBrgb(237, 104, 151)
HSLhsl(339, 79%, 67%)
HSVhsv(339, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 36%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.17 0.4)
LABlab(62.20% 55.53 1.19)
LCHlch(62.20% 55.54 1.22)

What #ED6897 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 #ED6897, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#ED6897 Channel Values

How #ED6897 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 104 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 79% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 36% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED6897 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 text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ED6897

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED6897; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #ED6897

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.

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How #ED6897 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#ED6897
Protanopia#8B8B96
Protanomaly#BB7F97
Deuteranopia#A4A493
Deuteranomaly#C69094
Tritanopia#EA6F6F
Tritanomaly#EB6C81
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED6897 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed6897: #ED6897;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED6897;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed6897': '#ED6897' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.408, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_ed6897">#ED6897</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED6897"

More Pink Colors

#ED6897 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ED6897 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED6897?

#ED6897 is a light pink — rgb(237, 104, 151) in RGB and hsl(339, 79%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cyclamen (#F56FA1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.18.

What is the RGB value of #ED6897?

#ED6897 is rgb(237, 104, 151) — red 237, green 104, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED6897?

#ED6897 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 36%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED6897 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED6897 scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED6897 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED6897 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 10.21, which is visibly different.

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