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#EF8AAA Color

#EF8AAA is rgb(239, 138, 170) in RGB, hsl(341, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 29%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vanilla Ice (#F38FA9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF8AAA
HEX#EF8AAA
RGBrgb(239, 138, 170)
HSLhsl(341, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(341, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 29%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.127 0.3)
LABlab(69.37% 42.05 0.77)
LCHlch(69.37% 42.06 1.05)

What #EF8AAA 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 #EF8AAA, 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 pink in the library.

#EF8AAA Channel Values

How #EF8AAA 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 138 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 341° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 341° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 29% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF8AAA 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF8AAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF8AAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF8AAA; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EF8AAA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF8AAA.

How #EF8AAA 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#EF8AAA
Protanopia#A1A1A9
Protanomaly#C599AA
Deuteranopia#B4B4A7
Deuteranomaly#CEA5A8
Tritanopia#ED8F8F
Tritanomaly#EE8D9A
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF8AAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef8aaa: #EF8AAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF8AAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef8aaa': '#EF8AAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.541, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_ef8aaa">#EF8AAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF8AAA"

More Pink Colors

#EF8AAA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF8AAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF8AAA?

#EF8AAA is a light pink — rgb(239, 138, 170) in RGB and hsl(341, 76%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vanilla Ice (#F38FA9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.39.

What is the RGB value of #EF8AAA?

#EF8AAA is rgb(239, 138, 170) — red 239, green 138, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF8AAA?

#EF8AAA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 29%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF8AAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF8AAA scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF8AAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF8AAA 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 9.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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