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#ED789F Color

#ED789F is rgb(237, 120, 159) in RGB, hsl(340, 76%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 33%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet Red (#DB7093), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED789F
HEX#ED789F
RGBrgb(237, 120, 159)
HSLhsl(340, 76%, 70%)
HSVhsv(340, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 33%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.149 0.4)
LABlab(65.29% 48.96 1.04)
LCHlch(65.29% 48.97 1.22)

What #ED789F 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 #ED789F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 5.64Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 5.99Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 7.14China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 7.97Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 8.18Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 9.09

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

#ED789F Channel Values

How #ED789F 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 120 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 76% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 33% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.7:1 vs white · 7.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED789F 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 text2.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED789F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED789F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED789F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED789F
Complementary
#78EDC6
Analogous
#ED78D9
Analogous
#ED8C78
Triadic
#9FED78
Triadic
#789FED
Split comp.
#78ED8C
Split comp.
#78D9ED

Tints & Shades of #ED789F

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

#EF8AAC
#F29CB9
#F4AEC5
#F6C0D2
#F9D2DF
#FBE4EC

Shades

#E75082
#E12362
#BC1A50
#90143D
#670E2C
#3A0819

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED789F.

How #ED789F 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#ED789F
Protanopia#95959E
Protanomaly#BF8A9F
Deuteranopia#ABAB9B
Deuteranomaly#C9999D
Tritanopia#EA7E7E
Tritanomaly#EB7C8C
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED789F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed789f: #ED789F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED789F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed789f': '#ED789F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.471, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_ed789f">#ED789F</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED789F"

More Pink Colors

#ED789F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED789F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED789F?

#ED789F is a light pink — rgb(237, 120, 159) in RGB and hsl(340, 76%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#DB7093), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #ED789F?

#ED789F is rgb(237, 120, 159) — red 237, green 120, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED789F?

#ED789F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 33%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED789F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED789F scores 2.7:1 against white and 7.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED789F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED789F 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 5.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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