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#EF8AAE Color

#EF8AAE is rgb(239, 138, 174) in RGB, hsl(339, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 27%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vanilla Ice (#F38FA9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF8AAE
HEX#EF8AAE
RGBrgb(239, 138, 174)
HSLhsl(339, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(339, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 27%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.129 357.9)
LABlab(69.46% 42.44 -1.33)
LCHlch(69.46% 42.46 358.21)

What #EF8AAE 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 #EF8AAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 5.34Charm Pink#E68FACΔE 5.95Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 6.03Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 6.17Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 6.44Pink Sherbet#F78FA7ΔE 7.06

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

#EF8AAE Channel Values

How #EF8AAE 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 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 27% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF8AAE 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 text8.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF8AAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF8AAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF8AAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EF8AAE
Complementary
#8AEFCC
Analogous
#EF8AE0
Analogous
#EF998A
Triadic
#AEEF8A
Triadic
#8AAEEF
Split comp.
#8AEF99
Split comp.
#8AE0EF

Tints & Shades of #EF8AAE

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

#F198B7
#F3AAC4
#F5B7CD
#F8C9D9
#F9D7E3
#FCE9EF

Shades

#E95D8E
#E3316F
#C51B57
#991543
#6C0F2F
#3F091C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF8AAE.

How #EF8AAE 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#EF8AAE
Protanopia#A1A1AD
Protanomaly#C599AE
Deuteranopia#B4B4AB
Deuteranomaly#CEA5AC
Tritanopia#EC8F8F
Tritanomaly#ED8D9C
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF8AAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef8aae: #EF8AAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF8AAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef8aae': '#EF8AAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.541, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_ef8aae">#EF8AAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF8AAE"

More Pink Colors

#EF8AAE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EF8AAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF8AAE?

#EF8AAE is a light pink — rgb(239, 138, 174) in RGB and hsl(339, 76%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vanilla Ice (#F38FA9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #EF8AAE?

#EF8AAE is rgb(239, 138, 174) — red 239, green 138, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF8AAE?

#EF8AAE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 27%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF8AAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF8AAE scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF8AAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF8AAE 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 9.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.