Palettes / Colors / #E052CD

#E052CD — Pink

#E052CD is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #E052CD 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.

#E052CD 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 #52E065; it also sits naturally between #AC52E0 and #E05286. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 32% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 8% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E052CD

.text { color: #E052CD; }
.background { background-color: #E052CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E052CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 82, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 70%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E052CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 82, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E052CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 82, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E052CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E052CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E052CD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #52E065:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E052CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E052CD

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:

How #E052CD looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E052CD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E052CC  ·  #E052CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E052CD?

#E052CD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 224, 82, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E052CD?

#E052CD is RGB 224, 82, 205 — HSL 308°, 70%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 8%, 12%.

What colors go with #E052CD?

Its complement is #52E065; analogous partners are #AC52E0 and #E05286. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E052CD for text?

Black text on #E052CD has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.36:1.