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#EE5880 Color

#EE5880 is rgb(238, 88, 128) in RGB, hsl(344, 82%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 46%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Watermelon (#F05C85), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE5880
HEX#EE5880
RGBrgb(238, 88, 128)
HSLhsl(344, 82%, 64%)
HSVhsv(344, 63%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 46%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.186 7.4)
LABlab(59.28% 60.85 10.40)
LCHlch(59.28% 61.73 9.70)

What #EE5880 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 #EE5880, 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.

#EE5880 Channel Values

How #EE5880 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 88 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 344° · S 82% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 344° · S 63% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 46% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE5880 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 text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EE5880

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE5880; 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 #EE5880

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 #EE5880.

How #EE5880 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#EE5880
Protanopia#83837F
Protanomaly#B8747F
Deuteranopia#9F9F7A
Deuteranomaly#C4887C
Tritanopia#EC5E5E
Tritanomaly#ED5C6D
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE5880 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee5880: #EE5880;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE5880;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee5880': '#EE5880' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.345, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_ee5880">#EE5880</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE5880"

More Pink Colors

#EE5880 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EE5880 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE5880?

#EE5880 is a light pink — rgb(238, 88, 128) in RGB and hsl(344, 82%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Watermelon (#F05C85), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.85.

What is the RGB value of #EE5880?

#EE5880 is rgb(238, 88, 128) — red 238, green 88, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE5880?

#EE5880 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 46%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE5880 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE5880 scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE5880 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE5880 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 18.04, which is visibly different.

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