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#EDBAD8 Color

#EDBAD8 is rgb(237, 186, 216) in RGB, hsl(325, 59%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 9%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Little Girl Pink (#F8B9D4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDBAD8
HEX#EDBAD8
RGBrgb(237, 186, 216)
HSLhsl(325, 59%, 83%)
HSVhsv(325, 22%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 9%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.07 342.6)
LABlab(80.85% 22.42 -7.70)
LCHlch(80.85% 23.71 341.04)

What #EDBAD8 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 #EDBAD8, 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.

#EDBAD8 Channel Values

How #EDBAD8 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 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 59% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 22% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 9% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDBAD8 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDBAD8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDBAD8; 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 #EDBAD8

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 #EDBAD8.

How #EDBAD8 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#EDBAD8
Protanopia#C4C4D8
Protanomaly#D6C0D8
Deuteranopia#CDCDD7
Deuteranomaly#DAC6D7
Tritanopia#EABEBE
Tritanomaly#EBBCC9
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDBAD8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edbad8: #EDBAD8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDBAD8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edbad8': '#EDBAD8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.729, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_edbad8">#EDBAD8</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDBAD8"

More Pink Colors

#EDBAD8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDBAD8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDBAD8?

#EDBAD8 is a lightest pink — rgb(237, 186, 216) in RGB and hsl(325, 59%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Little Girl Pink (#F8B9D4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.33.

What is the RGB value of #EDBAD8?

#EDBAD8 is rgb(237, 186, 216) — red 237, green 186, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDBAD8?

#EDBAD8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 9%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDBAD8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDBAD8 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDBAD8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDBAD8 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 10.15, which is visibly different.

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