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#EDABCB Color

#EDABCB is rgb(237, 171, 203) in RGB, hsl(331, 65%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 14%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Pink (#EDA6C4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDABCB
HEX#EDABCB
RGBrgb(237, 171, 203)
HSLhsl(331, 65%, 80%)
HSVhsv(331, 28%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 14%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.087 348.6)
LABlab(77.08% 28.40 -6.23)
LCHlch(77.08% 29.08 347.63)

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

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

#EDABCB Channel Values

How #EDABCB 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 171 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 65% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 28% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 14% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDABCB 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDABCB

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

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EDABCB

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

Shades

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

How #EDABCB 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#EDABCB
Protanopia#B8B8CB
Protanomaly#D0B3CB
Deuteranopia#C4C4C9
Deuteranomaly#D6BBCA
Tritanopia#EAAFAF
Tritanomaly#EBAEBB
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDABCB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edabcb: #EDABCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDABCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edabcb': '#EDABCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.671, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_edabcb">#EDABCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDABCB"

More Pink Colors

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

#EDABCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDABCB?

#EDABCB is a lightest pink — rgb(237, 171, 203) in RGB and hsl(331, 65%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Pink (#EDA6C4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.87.

What is the RGB value of #EDABCB?

#EDABCB is rgb(237, 171, 203) — red 237, green 171, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDABCB?

#EDABCB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 14%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDABCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDABCB scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDABCB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDABCB 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 12.52, which is visibly different.

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