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#eb548f

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Pale Violet Red

RGB
235, 84, 143
HSL
337°, 79%, 63%
CMYK
0, 64, 39, 8
Luminance
0.2599

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #eb548f is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#eb548f
Hue
337°
magenta / pink
Saturation
79%
electric
Lightness
63%
balanced
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
59%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2599
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
30/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.20:1
Closest name
Pale Violet Red
ΔE2000 5.6
Where it sits
Hue337° of 360°
Saturation79%
Lightness63%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool30% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#eb548f
RGBrgb(235, 84, 143)
HSLhsl(337, 79%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 39%, 8%)
LABlab(58.0 62.9 -0.7)
LCHlch(58.0 62.9 359.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.663 0.193 359.7)
Decimal15422607
Display P3color(display-p3 0.922 0.329 0.561)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #eb548f;
background-color: #eb548f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#eb548f] bg-[#eb548f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #eb548f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.922, green: 0.329, blue: 0.561)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#eb548f")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEB548F)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(143, 84, 235)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #eb548f · 6.20:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.39:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.20:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #eb548f as text scores 3.39:1 on white and 6.20:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#eb548f on white: 3.39:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#eb548f on black: 6.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #707991
deuteranopia · #99968B
tritanopia · #FE446C

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #eb548f is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF3F6
#F9E6EE
#F5C7D9
#F39BBD
#eb548f
#E8367B
#DB1A65
#B71554
#921143
#6A1133
#420A20
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FCF3F6Darkest = 950 · #420A20
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF3F6;
  --brand-100: #F9E6EE;
  --brand-200: #F5C7D9;
  --brand-300: #F39BBD;
  --brand-400: #eb548f;
  --brand-500: #E8367B;
  --brand-600: #DB1A65;
  --brand-700: #B71554;
  --brand-800: #921143;
  --brand-900: #6A1133;
  --brand-950: #420A20;
  --brand: #eb548f;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #eb548f

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F7
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0D1
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B6A
Captions on the surface
Accent#11BB4E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#720D35
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FCE8F0
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141A
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #eb548f

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#54EBB0
Analogous left#EB54DA
Analogous right#EB6454
Split-complement 1#54EB64
Split-complement 2#54DAEB
Triadic 1#8FEB54
Triadic 2#548FEB
Tetradic#DAEB54

RGB percentages

Red92.2%
Green32.9%
Blue56.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta64.3%
Yellow39.1%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#eb548f text on a black background

contrast 6.20:1

Card sample

#eb548f text on a white background

contrast 3.39:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #eb548f;
Background color
Panel with #eb548f background
background-color: #eb548f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #eb548f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(235, 84, 143, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(235, 84, 143, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #eb548f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb548f, #EB7E54);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #eb548f

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#eb548f in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#eb548f, answered

What color is #eb548f?

#eb548f is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Pale Violet Red (ΔE2000 5.6). It sits at 337° on the hue wheel with 79% saturation and 63% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #eb548f?

rgb(235, 84, 143) — 235 red, 84 green and 143 blue out of 255, or 92.2% / 32.9% / 56.1% by channel.

Is #eb548f a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2599 and perceived brightness is 59%, so black text on it reaches 6.20:1.

Should I use black or white text on #eb548f?

Black. It scores 6.20:1 against #eb548f, versus 3.39:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #eb548f?

#54EBB0 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #54EB64 and #54DAEB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #eb548f?

For interface work: #FAF4F7 as the surface, #EDC0D1 for borders, #9B4B6A for secondary text, #11BB4E as an accent and #720D35 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EB54DA and #EB6454 stays calm, while #54EBB0 is the loudest partner.

What is #eb548f in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 64%, 39%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #eb548f warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 30 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EB5457; nudged cooler, #ED52C7.

Work with #eb548f in the Color Lab