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#EEAA95 Color

#EEAA95 is rgb(238, 170, 149) in RGB, hsl(14, 72%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 37%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEAA95
HEX#EEAA95
RGBrgb(238, 170, 149)
HSLhsl(14, 72%, 76%)
HSVhsv(14, 37%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 37%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.086 37.9)
LABlab(75.86% 23.83 21.32)
LCHlch(75.86% 31.98 41.82)

What #EEAA95 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 #EEAA95, 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.

#EEAA95 Channel Values

How #EEAA95 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 170 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 72% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 37% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 37% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEAA95 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEAA95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEAA95; 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 #EEAA95

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEAA95.

How #EEAA95 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#EEAA95
Protanopia#B8B895
Protanomaly#D0B395
Deuteranopia#C4C492
Deuteranomaly#D6BA93
Tritanopia#F0A8A8
Tritanomaly#EFA9A0
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEAA95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eeaa95: #EEAA95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEAA95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeaa95': '#EEAA95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.667, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_eeaa95">#EEAA95</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEAA95"

More Red Colors

#EEAA95 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEAA95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEAA95?

#EEAA95 is a light red — rgb(238, 170, 149) in RGB and hsl(14, 72%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.54.

What is the RGB value of #EEAA95?

#EEAA95 is rgb(238, 170, 149) — red 238, green 170, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEAA95?

#EEAA95 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 37%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEAA95 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEAA95 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEAA95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEAA95 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 10.86, which is visibly different.

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