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#EDADA6 Color

#EDADA6 is rgb(237, 173, 166) in RGB, hsl(6, 66%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 30%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Pink (#DEA5A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDADA6
HEX#EDADA6
RGBrgb(237, 173, 166)
HSLhsl(6, 66%, 79%)
HSVhsv(6, 30%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 30%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.076 25.9)
LABlab(76.75% 23.45 13.35)
LCHlch(76.75% 26.99 29.65)

What #EDADA6 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 #EDADA6, 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 red in the library.

#EDADA6 Channel Values

How #EDADA6 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 173 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 66% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 30% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 30% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDADA6 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDADA6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDADA6; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EDADA6

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.

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Shades

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How #EDADA6 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#EDADA6
Protanopia#BABAA6
Protanomaly#D0B5A6
Deuteranopia#C5C5A4
Deuteranomaly#D6BCA5
Tritanopia#EEACAC
Tritanomaly#EDACAA
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDADA6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edada6: #EDADA6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDADA6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edada6': '#EDADA6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.678, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_edada6">#EDADA6</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDADA6"

More Red Colors

#EDADA6 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDADA6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDADA6?

#EDADA6 is a light red — rgb(237, 173, 166) in RGB and hsl(6, 66%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Pink (#DEA5A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #EDADA6?

#EDADA6 is rgb(237, 173, 166) — red 237, green 173, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDADA6?

#EDADA6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 30%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDADA6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDADA6 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDADA6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDADA6 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 10.28, which is visibly different.

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