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#ED7DAA Color

#ED7DAA is rgb(237, 125, 170) in RGB, hsl(336, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 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 5.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED7DAA
HEX#ED7DAA
RGBrgb(237, 125, 170)
HSLhsl(336, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(336, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 28%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.146 355.9)
LABlab(66.51% 47.61 -3.41)
LCHlch(66.51% 47.73 355.90)

What #ED7DAA 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 #ED7DAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 5.64Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 7.13Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 7.59Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 8.61Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 8.95Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 9.16

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

#ED7DAA Channel Values

How #ED7DAA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 28% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.59:1 vs white · 8.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED7DAA 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 text2.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED7DAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED7DAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED7DAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED7DAA
Complementary
#7DEDC0
Analogous
#ED7DE2
Analogous
#ED887D
Triadic
#AAED7D
Triadic
#7DAAED
Split comp.
#7DED88
Split comp.
#7DE2ED

Tints & Shades of #ED7DAA

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

#F08FB6
#F2A1C1
#F5B3CD
#F6C0D6
#F9D2E2
#FBE4ED

Shades

#E7508C
#E22872
#BC1A5B
#941447
#670E32
#3F091E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED7DAA.

How #ED7DAA 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#ED7DAA
Protanopia#9898A9
Protanomaly#C08EAA
Deuteranopia#ADADA7
Deuteranomaly#CA9CA8
Tritanopia#EA8484
Tritanomaly#EB8195
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED7DAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed7daa: #ED7DAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED7DAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed7daa': '#ED7DAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.490, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_ed7daa">#ED7DAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED7DAA"

More Pink Colors

#ED7DAA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED7DAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED7DAA?

#ED7DAA is a light pink — rgb(237, 125, 170) in RGB and hsl(336, 76%, 71%) 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 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #ED7DAA?

#ED7DAA is rgb(237, 125, 170) — red 237, green 125, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED7DAA?

#ED7DAA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 28%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED7DAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED7DAA scores 2.59:1 against white and 8.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED7DAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED7DAA 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 7.59, 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.