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#EDB1C9 Color

#EDB1C9 is rgb(237, 177, 201) in RGB, hsl(336, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 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 3.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDB1C9
HEX#EDB1C9
RGBrgb(237, 177, 201)
HSLhsl(336, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(336, 25%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.076 353.1)
LABlab(78.40% 25.14 -3.21)
LCHlch(78.40% 25.35 352.73)

What #EDB1C9 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 #EDB1C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Little Girl Pink#F8B9D4ΔE 3.63Cameo Pink#EFBBCCΔE 5.22Nadeshiko Pink#F6ADC6ΔE 5.24Cotton Candy#FFBCD9ΔE 5.72Metallic Pink#EDA6C4ΔE 5.73Orchid Pink#F2BDCDΔE 5.8

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

#EDB1C9 Channel Values

How #EDB1C9 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 177 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 25% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 15% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDB1C9 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDB1C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDB1C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDB1C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDB1C9
Complementary
#B0EDD5
Analogous
#EDB0E7
Analogous
#EDB6B0
Triadic
#C8EDB0
Triadic
#B0C8ED
Split comp.
#B0EDB6
Split comp.
#B0E7ED

Tints & Shades of #EDB1C9

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

#EFB8CE
#F2C5D7
#F4CDDD
#F7DAE5
#F8E2EB
#FBEEF4

Shades

#E382A9
#D85589
#C82D6B
#9A2352
#6C193A
#3E0E21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDB1C9.

How #EDB1C9 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#EDB1C9
Protanopia#BDBDC9
Protanomaly#D2B8C9
Deuteranopia#C7C7C7
Deuteranomaly#D8BFC8
Tritanopia#EBB4B4
Tritanomaly#ECB3BD
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDB1C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edb1c9: #EDB1C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDB1C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edb1c9': '#EDB1C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.694, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_edb1c9">#EDB1C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDB1C9"

More Pink Colors

#EDB1C9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EDB1C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDB1C9?

#EDB1C9 is a lightest pink — rgb(237, 177, 201) in RGB and hsl(336, 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 3.63.

What is the RGB value of #EDB1C9?

#EDB1C9 is rgb(237, 177, 201) — red 237, green 177, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDB1C9?

#EDB1C9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDB1C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDB1C9 scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDB1C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDB1C9 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 8.83, 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.