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#EE6DAB Color

#EE6DAB is rgb(238, 109, 171) in RGB, hsl(331, 79%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 28%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Pink (#F77FBE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE6DAB
HEX#EE6DAB
RGBrgb(238, 109, 171)
HSLhsl(331, 79%, 68%)
HSVhsv(331, 54%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 28%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.172 352.3)
LABlab(63.72% 55.39 -8.04)
LCHlch(63.72% 55.97 351.74)

What #EE6DAB 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 #EE6DAB, 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.

#EE6DAB Channel Values

How #EE6DAB 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 109 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 79% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 54% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 28% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.83:1 vs white · 7.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE6DAB 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 text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EE6DAB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE6DAB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EE6DAB

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 #EE6DAB.

How #EE6DAB 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#EE6DAB
Protanopia#8F8FAA
Protanomaly#BC82AB
Deuteranopia#A7A7A7
Deuteranomaly#C793A9
Tritanopia#EA7777
Tritanomaly#EC738F
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE6DAB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee6dab: #EE6DAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE6DAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee6dab': '#EE6DAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.427, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_ee6dab">#EE6DAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE6DAB"

More Pink Colors

#EE6DAB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EE6DAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE6DAB?

#EE6DAB is a light pink — rgb(238, 109, 171) in RGB and hsl(331, 79%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Pink (#F77FBE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.82.

What is the RGB value of #EE6DAB?

#EE6DAB is rgb(238, 109, 171) — red 238, green 109, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE6DAB?

#EE6DAB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 28%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE6DAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE6DAB scores 2.83:1 against white and 7.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE6DAB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE6DAB 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 8.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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