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#EF76AA Color

#EF76AA is rgb(239, 118, 170) in RGB, hsl(334, 79%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 29%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is China Pink (#DE6FA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF76AA
HEX#EF76AA
RGBrgb(239, 118, 170)
HSLhsl(334, 79%, 70%)
HSVhsv(334, 51%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 29%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.159 354.8)
LABlab(65.46% 51.56 -4.90)
LCHlch(65.46% 51.79 354.58)

What #EF76AA 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 #EF76AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 5.29Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 6.2Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 7.06Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 9.51Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 9.79Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 9.9

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

#EF76AA Channel Values

How #EF76AA 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 118 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 334° · S 79% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 334° · S 51% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 29% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF76AA 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF76AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF76AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF76AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EF76AA
Complementary
#76EFBB
Analogous
#EF76E7
Analogous
#EF7E76
Triadic
#AAEF76
Triadic
#76AAEF
Split comp.
#76EF7E
Split comp.
#76E7EF

Tints & Shades of #EF76AA

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

#F188B6
#F39BC1
#F5ADCC
#F8BFD8
#FAD1E3
#FCE4EE

Shades

#EA4D91
#E51F75
#C01660
#921149
#690C34
#3B071E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF76AA.

How #EF76AA 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#EF76AA
Protanopia#9494A9
Protanomaly#BF89AA
Deuteranopia#ABABA6
Deuteranomaly#CA99A8
Tritanopia#EC7E7E
Tritanomaly#ED7B92
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

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Using #EF76AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef76aa: #EF76AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF76AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef76aa': '#EF76AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.463, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_ef76aa">#EF76AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF76AA"

More Pink Colors

#EF76AA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EF76AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF76AA?

#EF76AA is a light pink — rgb(239, 118, 170) in RGB and hsl(334, 79%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is China Pink (#DE6FA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #EF76AA?

#EF76AA is rgb(239, 118, 170) — red 239, green 118, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF76AA?

#EF76AA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 29%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF76AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF76AA scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF76AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF76AA 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 9.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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