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#EE116D Color

#EE116D is rgb(238, 17, 109) in RGB, hsl(335, 87%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 54%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Pink (#FE347E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE116D
HEX#EE116D
RGBrgb(238, 17, 109)
HSLhsl(335, 87%, 50%)
HSVhsv(335, 93%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 54%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.241 6.3)
LABlab(52.23% 77.81 11.98)
LCHlch(52.23% 78.73 8.76)

What #EE116D 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 #EE116D, 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.

#EE116D Channel Values

How #EE116D 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 238 · G 17 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 87% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 93% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 54% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.25:1 vs white · 4.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE116D 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 text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE116D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE116D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE116D; 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 #EE116D

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE116D.

How #EE116D 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#EE116D
Protanopia#6C6C6C
Protanomaly#B0566C
Deuteranopia#929265
Deuteranomaly#BE7468
Tritanopia#EC2B2B
Tritanomaly#ED234E
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE116D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee116d: #EE116D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE116D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee116d': '#EE116D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.067, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_ee116d">#EE116D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE116D"

More Pink Colors

#EE116D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EE116D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE116D?

#EE116D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(238, 17, 109) in RGB and hsl(335, 87%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Pink (#FE347E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #EE116D?

#EE116D is rgb(238, 17, 109) — red 238, green 17, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE116D?

#EE116D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 54%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE116D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE116D scores 4.25:1 against white and 4.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE116D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE116D 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 deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 17.61, which is visibly different.

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