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#ED87AE Color

#ED87AE is rgb(237, 135, 174) in RGB, hsl(337, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 27%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tickle Me Pink (#FC89AC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED87AE
HEX#ED87AE
RGBrgb(237, 135, 174)
HSLhsl(337, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(337, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 27%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.132 356.4)
LABlab(68.59% 43.19 -2.63)
LCHlch(68.59% 43.27 356.52)

What #ED87AE 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 #ED87AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 6.75Charm Pink#E68FACΔE 7Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 7.01Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 7.27Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 7.72Pastel Magenta#F49AC2ΔE 7.84

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

#ED87AE Channel Values

How #ED87AE 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 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 27% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED87AE 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED87AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED87AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED87AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED87AE
Complementary
#87EDC6
Analogous
#ED87E1
Analogous
#ED9387
Triadic
#AEED87
Triadic
#87AEED
Split comp.
#87ED93
Split comp.
#87E1ED

Tints & Shades of #ED87AE

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

#F099BA
#F2A6C3
#F4B8CF
#F6C5D8
#F9D7E4
#FBE4ED

Shades

#E65B90
#E02E72
#BF1D5B
#971748
#6A1033
#3E091E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED87AE.

How #ED87AE 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#ED87AE
Protanopia#9F9FAD
Protanomaly#C396AE
Deuteranopia#B1B1AB
Deuteranomaly#CCA2AC
Tritanopia#EA8D8D
Tritanomaly#EB8A9B
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED87AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed87ae: #ED87AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED87AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed87ae': '#ED87AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.529, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_ed87ae">#ED87AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED87AE"

More Pink Colors

#ED87AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED87AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED87AE?

#ED87AE is a light pink — rgb(237, 135, 174) in RGB and hsl(337, 74%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tickle Me Pink (#FC89AC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #ED87AE?

#ED87AE is rgb(237, 135, 174) — red 237, green 135, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED87AE?

#ED87AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 27%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED87AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED87AE scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED87AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED87AE 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 8.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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