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#EE95AB Color

#EE95AB is rgb(238, 149, 171) in RGB, hsl(345, 72%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 28%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauvelous (#EF98AA), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE95AB
HEX#EE95AB
RGBrgb(238, 149, 171)
HSLhsl(345, 72%, 76%)
HSVhsv(345, 37%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 28%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.11 4)
LABlab(71.58% 36.36 3.36)
LCHlch(71.58% 36.52 5.29)

What #EE95AB 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 #EE95AB, 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 red in the library.

#EE95AB Channel Values

How #EE95AB 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 149 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 72% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 37% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 28% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE95AB 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EE95AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE95AB; 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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Tints & Shades of #EE95AB

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE95AB.

How #EE95AB 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#EE95AB
Protanopia#A9A9AB
Protanomaly#C8A1AB
Deuteranopia#B9B9A8
Deuteranomaly#D0ACA9
Tritanopia#EC9898
Tritanomaly#ED97A0
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE95AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee95ab: #EE95AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE95AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee95ab': '#EE95AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.584, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_ee95ab">#EE95AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE95AB"

More Red Colors

#EE95AB sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EE95AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE95AB?

#EE95AB is a light red — rgb(238, 149, 171) in RGB and hsl(345, 72%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauvelous (#EF98AA), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.18.

What is the RGB value of #EE95AB?

#EE95AB is rgb(238, 149, 171) — red 238, green 149, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE95AB?

#EE95AB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 28%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE95AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE95AB scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE95AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE95AB 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 12.78, which is visibly different.

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