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#EE8199 Color

#EE8199 is rgb(238, 129, 153) in RGB, hsl(347, 76%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 36%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Sherbet (#F78FA7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE8199
HEX#EE8199
RGBrgb(238, 129, 153)
HSLhsl(347, 76%, 72%)
HSVhsv(347, 46%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 36%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.135 7)
LABlab(67.04% 44.53 6.96)
LCHlch(67.04% 45.07 8.89)

What #EE8199 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 #EE8199, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Sherbet#F78FA7ΔE 5.13Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 5.95Salmon Pink#FF91A4ΔE 6.19Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 6.24Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 6.77Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 6.88

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

#EE8199 Channel Values

How #EE8199 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 129 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 347° · S 76% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 347° · S 46% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 36% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE8199 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 text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE8199 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE8199

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE8199; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE8199
Complementary
#81EED6
Analogous
#EE81CF
Analogous
#EEA081
Triadic
#99EE81
Triadic
#8199EE
Split comp.
#81EEA0
Split comp.
#81CFEE

Tints & Shades of #EE8199

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

#F093A7
#F2A1B2
#F5B3C1
#F7C5D0
#F9D7DE
#FBE4E9

Shades

#E85474
#E22C54
#C11A3E
#941430
#670E21
#3F0914

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE8199.

How #EE8199 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#EE8199
Protanopia#9B9B98
Protanomaly#C29199
Deuteranopia#AFAF95
Deuteranomaly#CB9F97
Tritanopia#EC8484
Tritanomaly#ED838D
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

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Using #EE8199 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee8199: #EE8199;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE8199;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee8199': '#EE8199' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.506, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_ee8199">#EE8199</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE8199"

More Red Colors

#EE8199 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#EE8199 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE8199?

#EE8199 is a light red — rgb(238, 129, 153) in RGB and hsl(347, 76%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Sherbet (#F78FA7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #EE8199?

#EE8199 is rgb(238, 129, 153) — red 238, green 129, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE8199?

#EE8199 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 36%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE8199 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE8199 scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE8199 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE8199 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 8.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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