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#ED7D81 Color

#ED7D81 is rgb(237, 125, 129) in RGB, hsl(358, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 46%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Coral (#F08080), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED7D81
HEX#ED7D81
RGBrgb(237, 125, 129)
HSLhsl(358, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(358, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 46%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.138 18.9)
LABlab(65.65% 44.23 18.52)
LCHlch(65.65% 47.95 22.72)

What #ED7D81 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 #ED7D81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Coral#F08080ΔE 2.26Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 4.44Tulip#FF878DΔE 5.37Congo Pink#F88379ΔE 8.66Light Carmine Pink#E66771ΔE 8.76Light Salmon Pink#FF9999ΔE 10.05

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

#ED7D81 Channel Values

How #ED7D81 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 125 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 358° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 358° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 46% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.67:1 vs white · 7.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED7D81 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 text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED7D81 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED7D81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED7D81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED7D81
Complementary
#7DEDEA
Analogous
#ED7DB9
Analogous
#EDB17D
Triadic
#81ED7D
Triadic
#7D81ED
Split comp.
#7DEDB1
Split comp.
#7DB9ED

Tints & Shades of #ED7D81

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

#F08F92
#F2A1A3
#F5B3B5
#F6C0C2
#F9D2D3
#FBE4E5

Shades

#E75055
#E2282E
#BC1A1F
#941418
#670E11
#3F090A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED7D81.

How #ED7D81 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#ED7D81
Protanopia#989880
Protanomaly#C08E81
Deuteranopia#ADAD7C
Deuteranomaly#CA9C7E
Tritanopia#ED7E7E
Tritanomaly#ED7D7F
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED7D81 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed7d81: #ED7D81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED7D81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed7d81': '#ED7D81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.490, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_ed7d81">#ED7D81</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED7D81"

More Red Colors

#ED7D81 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#ED7D81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED7D81?

#ED7D81 is a light red — rgb(237, 125, 129) in RGB and hsl(358, 76%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Coral (#F08080), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.26.

What is the RGB value of #ED7D81?

#ED7D81 is rgb(237, 125, 129) — red 237, green 125, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED7D81?

#ED7D81 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 46%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED7D81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED7D81 scores 2.67:1 against white and 7.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED7D81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED7D81 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 lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 2.26, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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