Palettes / Colors / #E151AA

#E151AA — Pink

#E151AA 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 #E151AA 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.

#E151AA 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 #51E188; it also sits naturally between #D151E1 and #E15161. 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 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 24% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E151AA

.text { color: #E151AA; }
.background { background-color: #E151AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E151AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 81, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 71%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E151AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 81, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E151AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 81, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E151AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E151AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #51E188:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E151AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E151AA

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 #E151AA 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 #E151AA 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

← #E151A9  ·  #E151AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E151AA?

#E151AA is Pink, a pink color (RGB 225, 81, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E151AA?

#E151AA is RGB 225, 81, 170 — HSL 323°, 71%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 24%, 12%.

What colors go with #E151AA?

Its complement is #51E188; analogous partners are #D151E1 and #E15161. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E151AA for text?

Black text on #E151AA has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.52:1.