#ED73AA Color

#ED73AA is rgb(237, 115, 170) in RGB, hsl(333, 77%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 28%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is China Pink (#DE6FA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED73AA

HEX#ED73AA

RGBrgb(237, 115, 170)

HSLhsl(333, 77%, 69%)

HSVhsv(333, 51%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 28%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.161 353.6)

LABlab(64.62% 52.26 -6.16)

LCHlch(64.62% 52.63 353.27)

What #ED73AA 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 #ED73AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 5.13 Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 6.47 Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 6.72 Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 9.26 Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 10.74 Medium Pink#FE6E9FΔE 11.11

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

#ED73AA Channel Values

How #ED73AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 237 · G 115 · B 170	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 333° · S 77% · L 69%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 333° · S 51% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 51% · Y 28% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.75:1 vs white · 7.63:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED73AA 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 text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ED73AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED73AA; 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 #ED73AA

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 #ED73AA 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#ED73AA

Protanopia#9292A9

Protanomaly#BD87AA

Deuteranopia#A9A9A6

Deuteranomaly#C896A8

Tritanopia#E97C7C

Tritanomaly#EB7891

Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

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Using #ED73AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed73aa: #ED73AA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED73AA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed73aa': '#ED73AA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.451, blue: 0.667)

Android XML<color name="color_ed73aa">#ED73AA</color>

SVG fillfill="#ED73AA"

More Pink Colors

#ED73AA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#ED73AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED73AA?

#ED73AA is a light pink — rgb(237, 115, 170) in RGB and hsl(333, 77%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is China Pink (#DE6FA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #ED73AA?

#ED73AA is rgb(237, 115, 170) — red 237, green 115, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED73AA?

#ED73AA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 28%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED73AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED73AA scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED73AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED73AA 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 10.74, which is visibly different.

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