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#EE86CC Color

#EE86CC is rgb(238, 134, 204) in RGB, hsl(320, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 14%, 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 8.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE86CC
HEX#EE86CC
RGBrgb(238, 134, 204)
HSLhsl(320, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(320, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 14%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.152 340.7)
LABlab(69.31% 47.21 -18.26)
LCHlch(69.31% 50.62 338.85)

What #EE86CC 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 #EE86CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 8.62Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 9.45Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 10.04Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 10.9Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 11.15Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 13.3

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

#EE86CC Channel Values

How #EE86CC 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 134 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 320° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 320° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 14% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE86CC 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE86CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE86CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE86CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE86CC
Complementary
#87EEA9
Analogous
#DD87EE
Analogous
#EE8798
Triadic
#CBEE87
Triadic
#87CBEE
Split comp.
#98EE87
Split comp.
#87EEDD

Tints & Shades of #EE86CC

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

#F098D3
#F2A6D9
#F5B8E0
#F7C5E6
#F9D7EE
#FBE4F4

Shades

#E75AB8
#E12DA5
#C01B89
#98166C
#6B0F4C
#3E092D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE86CC.

How #EE86CC 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#EE86CC
Protanopia#9E9ECC
Protanomaly#C395CC
Deuteranopia#B1B1C9
Deuteranomaly#CDA2CA
Tritanopia#E89191
Tritanomaly#EB8DAC
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE86CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee86cc: #EE86CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE86CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee86cc': '#EE86CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.525, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_ee86cc">#EE86CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE86CC"

More Pink Colors

#EE86CC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EE86CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE86CC?

#EE86CC is a light pink — rgb(238, 134, 204) in RGB and hsl(320, 75%, 73%) 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 8.62.

What is the RGB value of #EE86CC?

#EE86CC is rgb(238, 134, 204) — red 238, green 134, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE86CC?

#EE86CC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 14%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE86CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE86CC scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE86CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE86CC 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.41, which is visibly different.

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