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#EE497B Color

#EE497B is rgb(238, 73, 123) in RGB, hsl(342, 83%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 69%, 48%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Strawberry (#FC5A8D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE497B
HEX#EE497B
RGBrgb(238, 73, 123)
HSLhsl(342, 83%, 61%)
HSVhsv(342, 69%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 48%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.203 6.6)
LABlab(57.08% 66.07 10.27)
LCHlch(57.08% 66.87 8.84)

What #EE497B 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 #EE497B, 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.

#EE497B Channel Values

How #EE497B 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 73 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 83% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 69% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 69% · Y 48% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.57:1 vs white · 5.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE497B 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 text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EE497B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE497B; 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 #EE497B

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 #EE497B.

How #EE497B 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#EE497B
Protanopia#7C7C7A
Protanomaly#B56B7A
Deuteranopia#9B9B74
Deuteranomaly#C28277
Tritanopia#EC5151
Tritanomaly#ED4E65
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE497B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee497b: #EE497B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE497B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee497b': '#EE497B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.286, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_ee497b">#EE497B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE497B"

More Pink Colors

#EE497B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EE497B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE497B?

#EE497B is a light pink — rgb(238, 73, 123) in RGB and hsl(342, 83%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Strawberry (#FC5A8D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #EE497B?

#EE497B is rgb(238, 73, 123) — red 238, green 73, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE497B?

#EE497B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 69%, 48%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE497B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE497B scores 3.57:1 against white and 5.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE497B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE497B 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 21.95, which is visibly different.

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