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#ED9087 Color

#ED9087 is rgb(237, 144, 135) in RGB, hsl(5, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 43%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED9087
HEX#ED9087
RGBrgb(237, 144, 135)
HSLhsl(5, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(5, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 43%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.114 26.1)
LABlab(69.69% 35.38 20.61)
LCHlch(69.69% 40.94 30.23)

What #ED9087 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 #ED9087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 5.26Light Salmon Pink#FF9999ΔE 6.72New York Pink#D7837FΔE 7.44Light Coral#F08080ΔE 8.98Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 9.11Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 9.28

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

#ED9087 Channel Values

How #ED9087 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 144 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 5° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 5° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 39% · Y 43% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED9087 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED9087 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED9087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED9087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED9087
Complementary
#87E5ED
Analogous
#ED87B2
Analogous
#EDC387
Triadic
#87ED90
Triadic
#9087ED
Split comp.
#87EDC3
Split comp.
#87B2ED

Tints & Shades of #ED9087

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

#F0A099
#F2ADA6
#F4BDB8
#F6C9C5
#F9DAD7
#FBE6E4

Shades

#E6665B
#E03D2E
#BF2A1D
#972117
#6A1710
#3E0E09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED9087.

How #ED9087 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#ED9087
Protanopia#A5A586
Protanomaly#C69D87
Deuteranopia#B6B683
Deuteranomaly#CEA885
Tritanopia#EE8F8F
Tritanomaly#ED8F8C
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED9087 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed9087: #ED9087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED9087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed9087': '#ED9087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.565, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_ed9087">#ED9087</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED9087"

More Red Colors

#ED9087 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#ED9087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED9087?

#ED9087 is a light red — rgb(237, 144, 135) in RGB and hsl(5, 74%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #ED9087?

#ED9087 is rgb(237, 144, 135) — red 237, green 144, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED9087?

#ED9087 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 43%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED9087 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED9087 scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED9087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED9087 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 8.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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