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#ED68AD Color

#ED68AD is rgb(237, 104, 173) in RGB, hsl(329, 79%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 27%, 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 6.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED68AD
HEX#ED68AD
RGBrgb(237, 104, 173)
HSLhsl(329, 79%, 67%)
HSVhsv(329, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 27%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70% 0.179 350.4)
LABlab(62.76% 57.44 -10.61)
LCHlch(62.76% 58.41 349.53)

What #ED68AD 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 #ED68AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 6.66Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 8.12Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 10.04Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 10.41China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 10.43Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 12.09

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

#ED68AD Channel Values

How #ED68AD 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 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 79% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 27% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED68AD 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 text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED68AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED68AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED68AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED68AD
Complementary
#68EDA9
Analogous
#EB68ED
Analogous
#ED686B
Triadic
#ADED68
Triadic
#68ADED
Split comp.
#6BED68
Split comp.
#68EDEB

Tints & Shades of #ED68AD

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

#EF7BB7
#F291C3
#F4A4CD
#F7BBDA
#F9CDE4
#FCE4F0

Shades

#E93F97
#E01A80
#B71569
#8D1151
#640C3A
#3B0722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED68AD.

How #ED68AD 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#ED68AD
Protanopia#8B8BAC
Protanomaly#BB7FAD
Deuteranopia#A4A4A9
Deuteranomaly#C690AB
Tritanopia#E97474
Tritanomaly#EA6F8E
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED68AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed68ad: #ED68AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED68AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed68ad': '#ED68AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.408, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_ed68ad">#ED68AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED68AD"

More Pink Colors

#ED68AD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED68AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED68AD?

#ED68AD is a light pink — rgb(237, 104, 173) in RGB and hsl(329, 79%, 67%) 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 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #ED68AD?

#ED68AD is rgb(237, 104, 173) — red 237, green 104, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED68AD?

#ED68AD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 27%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED68AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED68AD scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED68AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED68AD 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 6.66, 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.