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#EF4DA9 Color

#EF4DA9 is rgb(239, 77, 169) in RGB, hsl(326, 84%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 29%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Pink (#E73895), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF4DA9
HEX#EF4DA9
RGBrgb(239, 77, 169)
HSLhsl(326, 84%, 62%)
HSVhsv(326, 68%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 29%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.216 349.5)
LABlab(58.91% 68.29 -14.00)
LCHlch(58.91% 69.70 348.42)

What #EF4DA9 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 #EF4DA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 7.23Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 7.91Wild Strawberry#FF43A4ΔE 9.08Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 9.5Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 9.62Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 11.17

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

#EF4DA9 Channel Values

How #EF4DA9 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 239 · G 77 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 84% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 68% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 29% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.33:1 vs white · 6.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF4DA9 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 text3.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF4DA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF4DA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF4DA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EF4DA9
Complementary
#4DEF93
Analogous
#E54DEF
Analogous
#EF4D58
Triadic
#A9EF4D
Triadic
#4DA9EF
Split comp.
#58EF4D
Split comp.
#4DEFE5

Tints & Shades of #EF4DA9

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

#F264B4
#F47CC0
#F693CB
#F8AFD9
#FAC7E4
#FCDEEF

Shades

#EC2797
#D31280
#AE0F69
#880C52
#63093C
#380522

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF4DA9.

How #EF4DA9 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#EF4DA9
Protanopia#7E7EA8
Protanomaly#B66EA9
Deuteranopia#9D9DA5
Deuteranomaly#C384A6
Tritanopia#EA5F5F
Tritanomaly#EC5883
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF4DA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef4da9: #EF4DA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF4DA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef4da9': '#EF4DA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.302, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_ef4da9">#EF4DA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF4DA9"

More Pink Colors

#EF4DA9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EF4DA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF4DA9?

#EF4DA9 is a light pink — rgb(239, 77, 169) in RGB and hsl(326, 84%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Pink (#E73895), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.23.

What is the RGB value of #EF4DA9?

#EF4DA9 is rgb(239, 77, 169) — red 239, green 77, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF4DA9?

#EF4DA9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 29%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF4DA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF4DA9 scores 3.33:1 against white and 6.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF4DA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF4DA9 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 9.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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