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#EDB0C5 Color

#EDB0C5 is rgb(237, 176, 197) in RGB, hsl(339, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Little Girl Pink (#F8B9D4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDB0C5
HEX#EDB0C5
RGBrgb(237, 176, 197)
HSLhsl(339, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(339, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.076 356.5)
LABlab(78.08% 25.19 -1.51)
LCHlch(78.08% 25.23 356.56)

What #EDB0C5 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 #EDB0C5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Little Girl Pink#F8B9D4ΔE 4.65Nadeshiko Pink#F6ADC6ΔE 4.91Cameo Pink#EFBBCCΔE 4.98Orchid Pink#F2BDCDΔE 5.43Metallic Pink#EDA6C4ΔE 6.12Cotton Candy#FFBCD9ΔE 6.57

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

#EDB0C5 Channel Values

How #EDB0C5 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 176 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 17% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDB0C5 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDB0C5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDB0C5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDB0C5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDB0C5
Complementary
#B0EDD8
Analogous
#EDB0E4
Analogous
#EDB9B0
Triadic
#C5EDB0
Triadic
#B0C5ED
Split comp.
#B0EDB9
Split comp.
#B0E4ED

Tints & Shades of #EDB0C5

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

#EFB8CB
#F2C5D5
#F4CDDB
#F7DAE4
#F8E2EA
#FBEEF3

Shades

#E382A4
#D85583
#C82D63
#9A234D
#6C1936
#3E0E1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDB0C5.

How #EDB0C5 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#EDB0C5
Protanopia#BCBCC5
Protanomaly#D2B7C5
Deuteranopia#C7C7C3
Deuteranomaly#D7BEC4
Tritanopia#EBB3B3
Tritanomaly#ECB2BA
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDB0C5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edb0c5: #EDB0C5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDB0C5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edb0c5': '#EDB0C5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.690, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_edb0c5">#EDB0C5</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDB0C5"

More Pink Colors

#EDB0C5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EDB0C5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDB0C5?

#EDB0C5 is a lightest pink — rgb(237, 176, 197) in RGB and hsl(339, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Little Girl Pink (#F8B9D4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.65.

What is the RGB value of #EDB0C5?

#EDB0C5 is rgb(237, 176, 197) — red 237, green 176, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDB0C5?

#EDB0C5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDB0C5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDB0C5 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDB0C5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDB0C5 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 pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 7.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.