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#E04DBD — Pink

#E04DBD is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: hotpink (#FF69B4) — not an exact match. CSS hotpink gives you #FF69B4, a different color; use #E04DBD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E04DBD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4DE06F; it also sits naturally between #B94DE0 and #E04D74. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E04DBD · RGB 224, 77, 189

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Color values

HEX#E04DBD
RGB224, 77, 189
HSL314°, 70%, 59%
HSV314°, 66%, 88%
CMYK0%, 66%, 16%, 12%
XYZ42.58, 24.83, 50.69
Yxy24.83, 0.3605, 0.2102
CIE-Lab56.91, 68.32, -29.30
Hunter Lab49.83, 69.07, -29.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 30% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 16% · Key 12%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #E04DBD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E04DBD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E04DBD

.text { color: #E04DBD; }
.background { background-color: #E04DBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E04DBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 77, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 70%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E04DBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 77, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E04DBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 77, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E04DBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E04DBD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E04DBD

#DC38B5#D025A8#BA2197#A01C82#8B1870#71145B#5B104A#410B35#2B0823#11030E

Tints of #E04DBD

#E35FC4#E56CC9#E87DCF#EB8ED5#EEA0DC#F0ADE1#F4BEE7#F7CFED#F9DCF2#FCEEF9

Tones of #E04DBD

#D558B8#CB62B2#C06DAD#B677A7#AB82A2#A18C9C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4DE06F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.52:1 AA large only
Against black text5.97:1 AA

Best text color on #E04DBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E04DBD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E04DBD: ·

How #E04DBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A09FA2Deuteranopia · #A9B49BTritanopia · #D98D88

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E04DBD rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Mosaic
#842191 · #DD43BC · #AE2A67 · #E12943
Hidden Ruby Marble
#BA71DC · #D850C5 · #C52768 · #D74B45
Radiant Harbor
#2890A6 · #D552BE · #A6BF2F · #AFE0E1
Electric Ruby Cascade
#901882 · #E046C7 · #66E575 · #C9F2D5
Lucky Aurora
#8F53E3 · #DC53F1 · #EC4CB9 · #E31847
Amber Horizon
#E557C3 · #DB39B3 · #B61B90 · #631250

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DD43BC#D850C5#D552BE#E046C7#EC4CB9#E557C3#DE57C5#E04DB0#E559BE#DB4AB0#E958BE#E15DBA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E04DBC  ·  #E04DBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E04DBD?

#E04DBD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 224, 77, 189). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E04DBD?

#E04DBD is RGB 224, 77, 189 — HSL 314°, 70%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 16%, 12%.

What colors go with #E04DBD?

Its complement is #4DE06F; analogous partners are #B94DE0 and #E04D74. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E04DBD for text?

Black text on #E04DBD has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.52:1.