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#ED87AB Color

#ED87AB is rgb(237, 135, 171) in RGB, hsl(339, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 28%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vanilla Ice (#F38FA9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED87AB
HEX#ED87AB
RGBrgb(237, 135, 171)
HSLhsl(339, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(339, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 28%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.13 358.2)
LABlab(68.52% 42.90 -1.05)
LCHlch(68.52% 42.91 358.59)

What #ED87AB 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 #ED87AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 5.57Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 5.97Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 6.11Charm Pink#E68FACΔE 6.43Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 6.67Pink Sherbet#F78FA7ΔE 7.15

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

#ED87AB Channel Values

How #ED87AB 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 135 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 28% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED87AB 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 text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED87AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED87AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED87AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED87AB
Complementary
#87EDC9
Analogous
#ED87DE
Analogous
#ED9687
Triadic
#ABED87
Triadic
#87ABED
Split comp.
#87ED96
Split comp.
#87DEED

Tints & Shades of #ED87AB

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

#F099B7
#F2A6C1
#F4B8CD
#F6C5D6
#F9D7E3
#FBE4EC

Shades

#E65B8C
#E02E6D
#BF1D55
#971743
#6A1030
#3E091C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED87AB.

How #ED87AB 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#ED87AB
Protanopia#9F9FAA
Protanomaly#C396AB
Deuteranopia#B1B1A8
Deuteranomaly#CCA2A9
Tritanopia#EA8C8C
Tritanomaly#EB8A99
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED87AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed87ab: #ED87AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED87AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed87ab': '#ED87AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.529, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_ed87ab">#ED87AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED87AB"

More Pink Colors

#ED87AB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED87AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED87AB?

#ED87AB is a light pink — rgb(237, 135, 171) in RGB and hsl(339, 74%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vanilla Ice (#F38FA9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #ED87AB?

#ED87AB is rgb(237, 135, 171) — red 237, green 135, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED87AB?

#ED87AB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 28%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED87AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED87AB scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED87AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED87AB 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 8.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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