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#EDBAC2 Color

#EDBAC2 is rgb(237, 186, 194) in RGB, hsl(351, 59%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orchid Pink (#F2BDCD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDBAC2
HEX#EDBAC2
RGBrgb(237, 186, 194)
HSLhsl(351, 59%, 83%)
HSVhsv(351, 22%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.06 7.9)
LABlab(80.36% 19.81 3.37)
LCHlch(80.36% 20.10 9.65)

What #EDBAC2 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 #EDBAC2, 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.

#EDBAC2 Channel Values

How #EDBAC2 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 186 · B 1948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 59% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 22% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 18% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDBAC2 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDBAC2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDBAC2; 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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Tints & Shades of #EDBAC2

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 #EDBAC2.

How #EDBAC2 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#EDBAC2
Protanopia#C4C4C2
Protanomaly#D6C0C2
Deuteranopia#CDCDC0
Deuteranomaly#DAC6C1
Tritanopia#ECBBBB
Tritanomaly#EDBBBE
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDBAC2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edbac2: #EDBAC2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDBAC2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edbac2': '#EDBAC2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.729, blue: 0.761)
Android XML<color name="color_edbac2">#EDBAC2</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDBAC2"

More Red Colors

#EDBAC2 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDBAC2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDBAC2?

#EDBAC2 is a lightest red — rgb(237, 186, 194) in RGB and hsl(351, 59%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orchid Pink (#F2BDCD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.3.

What is the RGB value of #EDBAC2?

#EDBAC2 is rgb(237, 186, 194) — red 237, green 186, and blue 194 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDBAC2?

#EDBAC2 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDBAC2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDBAC2 scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDBAC2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDBAC2 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 5.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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