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#EE1B88 Color

#EE1B88 is rgb(238, 27, 136) in RGB, hsl(329, 86%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 43%, 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 3.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE1B88
HEX#EE1B88
RGBrgb(238, 27, 136)
HSLhsl(329, 86%, 52%)
HSVhsv(329, 89%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 43%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.244 357.5)
LABlab(53.28% 78.06 -2.88)
LCHlch(53.28% 78.12 357.89)

What #EE1B88 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 #EE1B88, 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.

#EE1B88 Channel Values

How #EE1B88 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 27 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 86% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 89% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 43% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.08:1 vs white · 5.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE1B88 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 text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EE1B88

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE1B88; 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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Tints & Shades of #EE1B88

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE1B88.

How #EE1B88 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#EE1B88
Protanopia#6E6E87
Protanomaly#B05887
Deuteranopia#939382
Deuteranomaly#BE7584
Tritanopia#EA3939
Tritanomaly#EC2F62
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE1B88 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee1b88: #EE1B88;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE1B88;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee1b88': '#EE1B88' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.106, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_ee1b88">#EE1B88</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE1B88"

More Pink Colors

#EE1B88 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EE1B88 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE1B88?

#EE1B88 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(238, 27, 136) in RGB and hsl(329, 86%, 52%) 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 3.99.

What is the RGB value of #EE1B88?

#EE1B88 is rgb(238, 27, 136) — red 238, green 27, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE1B88?

#EE1B88 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 43%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE1B88 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE1B88 scores 4.08:1 against white and 5.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE1B88 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE1B88 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 6.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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