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#EE449C Color

#EE449C is rgb(238, 68, 156) in RGB, hsl(329, 83%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 71%, 34%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Pink (#E73895), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE449C
HEX#EE449C
RGBrgb(238, 68, 156)
HSLhsl(329, 83%, 60%)
HSVhsv(329, 71%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 34%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.219 353.2)
LABlab(57.25% 69.96 -8.91)
LCHlch(57.25% 70.53 352.74)

What #EE449C 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 #EE449C, 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.

#EE449C Channel Values

How #EE449C 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 68 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 83% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 71% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 71% · Y 34% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.53:1 vs white · 5.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE449C 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 text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE449C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE449C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE449C; 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 #EE449C

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 #EE449C.

How #EE449C 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#EE449C
Protanopia#7A7A9B
Protanomaly#B4689C
Deuteranopia#9A9A97
Deuteranomaly#C18099
Tritanopia#EA5656
Tritanomaly#EB4F78
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE449C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee449c: #EE449C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE449C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee449c': '#EE449C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.267, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_ee449c">#EE449C</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE449C"

More Pink Colors

#EE449C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EE449C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE449C?

#EE449C is a light pink — rgb(238, 68, 156) in RGB and hsl(329, 83%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Pink (#E73895), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.01.

What is the RGB value of #EE449C?

#EE449C is rgb(238, 68, 156) — red 238, green 68, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE449C?

#EE449C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 71%, 34%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE449C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE449C scores 3.53:1 against white and 5.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE449C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE449C 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 10.94, which is visibly different.

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