What color is #ED59BB?

#ED59BB is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Kinky Pinky. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ED59BB?

The RGB value is 237, 89, 187: 237 red, 89 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ED59BB?

The complementary color is #59ED8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ED59BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ED59BB color

#ED59BB rgb(237, 89, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #ED59BB is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 34.9% green and 73.3% blue (237, 89, 187).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 80% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Kinky Pinky (#EE55CC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#ED59BB color codes

HEX	`#ED59BB`
RGB	`rgb(237, 89, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 34.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 80%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 62%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 21%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.55, 66.73, -22.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.55, 70.38, 341.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.469, 28.742, 50.052)`
Decimal	`15555003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ED59BB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ED59BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#ED59BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ED59BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ed59bb; }
.text { color: #ed59bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ed59bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 89 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ed59bb, #ed5971); }

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Questions

What color is #ED59BB?: #ED59BB is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Kinky Pinky. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ED59BB?: The RGB value is 237, 89, 187: 237 red, 89 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ED59BB?: The complementary color is #59ED8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ED59BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.