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#ED7EAE Color

#ED7EAE is rgb(237, 126, 174) in RGB, hsl(334, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 27%, 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 5.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED7EAE
HEX#ED7EAE
RGBrgb(237, 126, 174)
HSLhsl(334, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(334, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 27%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.146 354)
LABlab(66.80% 47.52 -5.24)
LCHlch(66.80% 47.80 353.71)

What #ED7EAE 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 #ED7EAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 5.4Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 7.65Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 7.89Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 8.49Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 8.99Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 9.82

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

#ED7EAE Channel Values

How #ED7EAE 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 126 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 334° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 334° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 27% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.56:1 vs white · 8.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED7EAE 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 text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED7EAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED7EAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED7EAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED7EAE
Complementary
#7DEDBD
Analogous
#ED7DE6
Analogous
#ED847D
Triadic
#AEED7D
Triadic
#7DAEED
Split comp.
#7DED84
Split comp.
#7DE6ED

Tints & Shades of #ED7EAE

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

#F08FB9
#F2A1C4
#F5B3CF
#F6C0D8
#F9D2E3
#FBE4EE

Shades

#E75091
#E22878
#BC1A60
#94144C
#670E35
#3F0920

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED7EAE.

How #ED7EAE 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#ED7EAE
Protanopia#9999AD
Protanomaly#C08FAE
Deuteranopia#ADADAB
Deuteranomaly#CA9DAC
Tritanopia#EA8585
Tritanomaly#EB8297
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED7EAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed7eae: #ED7EAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED7EAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed7eae': '#ED7EAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.494, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_ed7eae">#ED7EAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED7EAE"

More Pink Colors

#ED7EAE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED7EAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED7EAE?

#ED7EAE is a light pink — rgb(237, 126, 174) in RGB and hsl(334, 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 5.4.

What is the RGB value of #ED7EAE?

#ED7EAE is rgb(237, 126, 174) — red 237, green 126, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED7EAE?

#ED7EAE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 27%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED7EAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED7EAE scores 2.56:1 against white and 8.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED7EAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED7EAE 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 8.99, 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.