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#EE557D

#EE557D is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 33.3% green, and 49% blue. Its hue is 344°, with 82% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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3.37:1 AA Large
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6.23:1 AA
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This color as text on black

6.23:1 AA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EE557D as they’d see it.

Typical vision#EE557D
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #EE557D?

#EE557D is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 33.3% green, and 49% blue. Its hue is 344°, with 82% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #EE557D in RGB?

#EE557D is rgb(238, 85, 125): 238 red, 85 green, and 125 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #EE557D in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 64, 47, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #EE557D?

PANTONE 204 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #EE557D?

Its complement #1B9E80 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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