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#EE1180 Color

#EE1180 is rgb(238, 17, 128) in RGB, hsl(330, 87%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 46%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mexican Pink (#E4007C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE1180
HEX#EE1180
RGBrgb(238, 17, 128)
HSLhsl(330, 87%, 50%)
HSVhsv(330, 93%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 46%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.245 359.9)
LABlab(52.66% 78.78 1.04)
LCHlch(52.66% 78.79 0.76)

What #EE1180 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 #EE1180, 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.

#EE1180 Channel Values

How #EE1180 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 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 87% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 93% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 46% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.18:1 vs white · 5.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE1180 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 text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE1180 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE1180

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE1180; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EE1180

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 #EE1180.

How #EE1180 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#EE1180
Protanopia#6C6C7F
Protanomaly#B0567F
Deuteranopia#929279
Deuteranomaly#BE747C
Tritanopia#EB3232
Tritanomaly#EC285B
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE1180 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee1180: #EE1180;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE1180;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee1180': '#EE1180' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.067, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_ee1180">#EE1180</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE1180"

More Pink Colors

#EE1180 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EE1180 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE1180?

#EE1180 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(238, 17, 128) in RGB and hsl(330, 87%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mexican Pink (#E4007C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.26.

What is the RGB value of #EE1180?

#EE1180 is rgb(238, 17, 128) — red 238, green 17, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE1180?

#EE1180 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 46%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE1180 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE1180 scores 4.18:1 against white and 5.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE1180 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE1180 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 8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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