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#EE5DAD Color

#EE5DAD is rgb(238, 93, 173) in RGB, hsl(327, 81%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 27%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hot Pink (#FF69B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE5DAD
HEX#EE5DAD
RGBrgb(238, 93, 173)
HSLhsl(327, 81%, 65%)
HSVhsv(327, 61%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 27%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.196 349.3)
LABlab(61.14% 62.34 -13.00)
LCHlch(61.14% 63.68 348.22)

What #EE5DAD 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 #EE5DAD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 5.87Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 8.13Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 11.72Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 12.18Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 12.99Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 13.63

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

#EE5DAD Channel Values

How #EE5DAD 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 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 81% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 61% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 27% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE5DAD 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 text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE5DAD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE5DAD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE5DAD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE5DAD
Complementary
#5DEE9F
Analogous
#E75DEE
Analogous
#EE5D65
Triadic
#ADEE5D
Triadic
#5DADEE
Split comp.
#65EE5D
Split comp.
#5DEEE7

Tints & Shades of #EE5DAD

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

#F075B9
#F287C2
#F59ECE
#F7B5DA
#FACCE5
#FCDFEF

Shades

#EA3498
#DE1784
#B4136C
#8A0F53
#610A3A
#3C0624

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE5DAD.

How #EE5DAD 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#EE5DAD
Protanopia#8686AC
Protanomaly#B977AD
Deuteranopia#A1A1A9
Deuteranomaly#C58BAB
Tritanopia#E96B6B
Tritanomaly#EB668B
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE5DAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee5dad: #EE5DAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE5DAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee5dad': '#EE5DAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.365, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_ee5dad">#EE5DAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE5DAD"

More Pink Colors

#EE5DAD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EE5DAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE5DAD?

#EE5DAD is a light pink — rgb(238, 93, 173) in RGB and hsl(327, 81%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hot Pink (#FF69B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #EE5DAD?

#EE5DAD is rgb(238, 93, 173) — red 238, green 93, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE5DAD?

#EE5DAD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 27%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE5DAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE5DAD scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE5DAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE5DAD 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 5.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.