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#E151AB — Pink

#E151AB 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 #E151AB 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.

#E151AB 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.

#E151AB · RGB 225, 81, 171

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Color values

HEX#E151AB
RGB225, 81, 171
HSL323°, 71%, 60%
HSV323°, 64%, 88%
CMYK0%, 64%, 24%, 12%
XYZ41.34, 24.83, 41.14
Yxy24.83, 0.3852, 0.2314
CIE-Lab56.91, 64.57, -18.88
Hunter Lab49.83, 64.56, -17.43

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

Sample text in #E151AB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E151AB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E151AB

.text { color: #E151AB; }
.background { background-color: #E151AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E151AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 81, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 71%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E151AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 81, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E151AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 81, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E151AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E151AB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E151AB

#DD369D#D62492#BC2080#A61C71#8C185F#71134D#5C103E#410B2D#2C071E#11030C

Tints of #E151AB

#E462B2#E76FB9#EA81C1#EC8EC8#EF9FD0#F2B1D9#F4BEDF#F7CFE8#F9DCEE#FCEEF6

Tones of #E151AB

#D75BA8#CD65A5#C36FA3#B87AA0#AD859E#A38F9B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #51E188:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #E151AB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E151AB

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 #E151AB: ·

How #E151AB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A3A195Deuteranopia · #ABB690Tritanopia · #DA8480

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 · #DB2777Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E151AB rather than the exact color:

Palette 5902ec
#5902EC · #E04DB0 · #F2C9E1 · #FFFA4D
Misty Ruby Opal
#F3C4E1 · #D954A7 · #D52593 · #97216B
Honey Ruby Tempest
#F2C5DF · #DB52A3 · #5B103D · #420B2B
Misty Ruby Zephyr
#B533CF · #DB4AB0 · #E04E72 · #E99D89
Velvet Ruby Opal
#6BB11D · #2078C6 · #E458A2 · #DAF0C9
Palette 0e21a0
#0E21A0 · #4D2DB7 · #9D44C0 · #EC53B0

Similar colors

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

#E04DB0#D954A7#DB52A3#DB4AB0#E458A2#EC53B0#D854A3#D848AD#D552A3#EF55A5#EF58AE#E4529B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E151AA  ·  #E151AC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E151AB?

#E151AB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 225, 81, 171). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E151AB?

#E151AB is RGB 225, 81, 171 — HSL 323°, 71%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 24%, 12%.

What colors go with #E151AB?

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

Can I use #E151AB for text?

Black text on #E151AB has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.52:1.