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#EE5D73 Color

#EE5D73 is rgb(238, 93, 115) in RGB, hsl(351, 81%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 52%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brink Pink (#FB607F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE5D73
HEX#EE5D73
RGBrgb(238, 93, 115)
HSLhsl(351, 81%, 65%)
HSVhsv(351, 61%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 52%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.179 14.2)
LABlab(59.81% 58.04 18.69)
LCHlch(59.81% 60.97 17.85)

What #EE5D73 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 #EE5D73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Brink Pink#FB607FΔE 5.39Ultra Red#FC6C85ΔE 5.93Light Carmine Pink#E66771ΔE 7.28Fiery Rose#FF5470ΔE 9.83Watermelon#F05C85ΔE 9.94Paradise Pink#E63E62ΔE 10.12

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#EE5D73 Channel Values

How #EE5D73 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 93 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 81% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 61% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 52% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE5D73 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 text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE5D73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE5D73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE5D73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE5D73
Complementary
#5DEED8
Analogous
#EE5DBB
Analogous
#EE905D
Triadic
#73EE5D
Triadic
#5D73EE
Split comp.
#5DEE90
Split comp.
#5DBBEE

Tints & Shades of #EE5D73

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

#F07587
#F28797
#F59EAB
#F7B5BF
#FACCD3
#FCDFE3

Shades

#EA344F
#DE1735
#B4132B
#8A0F21
#610A17
#3C060E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE5D73.

How #EE5D73 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#EE5D73
Protanopia#868672
Protanomaly#B97772
Deuteranopia#A1A16C
Deuteranomaly#C58B6F
Tritanopia#ED6060
Tritanomaly#ED5F68
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE5D73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee5d73: #EE5D73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE5D73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee5d73': '#EE5D73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.365, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_ee5d73">#EE5D73</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE5D73"

More Red Colors

#EE5D73 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#EE5D73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE5D73?

#EE5D73 is a light red — rgb(238, 93, 115) in RGB and hsl(351, 81%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brink Pink (#FB607F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.39.

What is the RGB value of #EE5D73?

#EE5D73 is rgb(238, 93, 115) — red 238, green 93, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE5D73?

#EE5D73 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 52%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE5D73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE5D73 scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE5D73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE5D73 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 14.34, which is visibly different.

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