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#EE7CA8 Color

#EE7CA8 is rgb(238, 124, 168) in RGB, hsl(337, 77%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 29%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is China Pink (#DE6FA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE7CA8
HEX#EE7CA8
RGBrgb(238, 124, 168)
HSLhsl(337, 77%, 71%)
HSVhsv(337, 48%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 29%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.147 357)
LABlab(66.40% 48.24 -2.41)
LCHlch(66.40% 48.30 357.14)

What #EE7CA8 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 #EE7CA8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 6.04Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 6.51Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 7.17Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 8.05Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 8.81Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 9.4

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

#EE7CA8 Channel Values

How #EE7CA8 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 124 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 77% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 48% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 29% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE7CA8 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE7CA8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE7CA8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE7CA8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE7CA8
Complementary
#7CEEC2
Analogous
#EE7CE1
Analogous
#EE897C
Triadic
#A8EE7C
Triadic
#7CA8EE
Split comp.
#7CEE89
Split comp.
#7CE1EE

Tints & Shades of #EE7CA8

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

#F08EB4
#F3A0C0
#F5B2CC
#F7C0D5
#F9D2E1
#FBE4ED

Shades

#E84F8A
#E3266F
#BE1958
#951345
#680D30
#3F081D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE7CA8.

How #EE7CA8 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#EE7CA8
Protanopia#9898A7
Protanomaly#C08EA8
Deuteranopia#ADADA4
Deuteranomaly#CA9CA6
Tritanopia#EB8383
Tritanomaly#EC8093
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE7CA8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee7ca8: #EE7CA8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE7CA8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee7ca8': '#EE7CA8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.486, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_ee7ca8">#EE7CA8</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE7CA8"

More Pink Colors

#EE7CA8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EE7CA8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE7CA8?

#EE7CA8 is a light pink — rgb(238, 124, 168) in RGB and hsl(337, 77%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is China Pink (#DE6FA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #EE7CA8?

#EE7CA8 is rgb(238, 124, 168) — red 238, green 124, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE7CA8?

#EE7CA8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 29%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE7CA8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE7CA8 scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE7CA8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE7CA8 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 7.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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