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#EF61BE Color

#EF61BE is rgb(239, 97, 190) in RGB, hsl(321, 82%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 21%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF61BE
HEX#EF61BE
RGBrgb(239, 97, 190)
HSLhsl(321, 82%, 66%)
HSVhsv(321, 59%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 21%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(70% 0.201 343.4)
LABlab(62.42% 62.63 -20.76)
LCHlch(62.42% 65.98 341.66)

What #EF61BE 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 #EF61BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 9.62Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 11.66Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 13.32Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 13.69Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 13.85Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 14.49

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

#EF61BE Channel Values

How #EF61BE 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 97 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 82% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 59% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 21% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF61BE 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF61BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF61BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF61BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EF61BE
Complementary
#61EF93
Analogous
#DA61EF
Analogous
#EF6177
Triadic
#BEEF61
Triadic
#61BEEF
Split comp.
#77EF61
Split comp.
#61EFDA

Tints & Shades of #EF61BE

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

#F278C7
#F48BCF
#F6A2D9
#F8B5E0
#FACCEA
#FCDFF2

Shades

#EB37AC
#DF1699
#B5127C
#900E62
#660A46
#3C0629

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF61BE.

How #EF61BE 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#EF61BE
Protanopia#8888BD
Protanomaly#BA7ABE
Deuteranopia#A3A3BB
Deuteranomaly#C68DBC
Tritanopia#E97272
Tritanomaly#EB6C97
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF61BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef61be: #EF61BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF61BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef61be': '#EF61BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.380, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_ef61be">#EF61BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF61BE"

More Pink Colors

#EF61BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EF61BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF61BE?

#EF61BE is a light pink — rgb(239, 97, 190) in RGB and hsl(321, 82%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.62.

What is the RGB value of #EF61BE?

#EF61BE is rgb(239, 97, 190) — red 239, green 97, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF61BE?

#EF61BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 21%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF61BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF61BE scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF61BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF61BE 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 11.66, 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.