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#E06CA2 — Pink

#E06CA2 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #E06CA2 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.

#E06CA2 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 #6CE0AA; it also sits naturally between #E06CDC and #E0706C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E06CA2 · RGB 224, 108, 162

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Color values

HEX#E06CA2
RGB224, 108, 162
HSL332°, 65%, 65%
HSV332°, 52%, 88%
CMYK0%, 52%, 28%, 12%
XYZ42.62, 29.18, 37.57
Yxy29.18, 0.3897, 0.2668
CIE-Lab60.94, 51.07, -7.62
Hunter Lab54.02, 49.98, -6.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 42% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 28% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E06CA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E06CA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E06CA2

.text { color: #E06CA2; }
.background { background-color: #E06CA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E06CA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 108, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(332, 65%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E06CA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 108, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E06CA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 108, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E06CA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E06CA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E06CA2

#DA5292#D53982#C62A73#AD2564#931F55#761944#5D1436#430E27#2A0918#11040A

Tints of #E06CA2

#E278AA#E585B2#E892BA#EA9EC2#EEAFCC#F1BCD4#F3C8DC#F6D5E4#F9E2EC#FBEEF4

Tones of #E06CA2

#D874A2#CF7DA3#C785A4#BF8DA4#B795A5#AE9EA5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6CE0AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.07:1 AA large only
Against black text6.84:1 AA

Best text color on #E06CA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E06CA2

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 #E06CA2: ·

How #E06CA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AEAD95Deuteranopia · #B5BD92Tritanopia · #DA8B88

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 pink 600 · #DB2777Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E06CA2 rather than the exact color:

Burning Mirage
#5A37D2 · #A02DB3 · #E16BA8 · #E08074
Vivid Voyage
#E486B5 · #DD65A1 · #CE3180 · #581336
Dusty Mosaic
#E7669D · #E24F57 · #E05E20 · #CB981F
Mellow Ruby Voyage
#A7193F · #E863A3 · #63E8C3 · #BAF0E6
Hidden Tempest
#DC71D5 · #DB6499 · #A1241D · #A87130
Palette 667bc6
#667BC6 · #FDFFD2 · #FFB4C2 · #DA7297

Similar colors

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

#E16BA8#DD65A1#E7669D#E863A3#DB6499#DA7297#E675AD#EE66A6#DD7896#E27CA9#D2649A#DC7C9A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E06CA1  ·  #E06CA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E06CA2?

#E06CA2 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 224, 108, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E06CA2?

#E06CA2 is RGB 224, 108, 162 — HSL 332°, 65%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 28%, 12%.

What colors go with #E06CA2?

Its complement is #6CE0AA; analogous partners are #E06CDC and #E0706C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E06CA2 for text?

Black text on #E06CA2 has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.07:1.