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#E151BC — Pink

#E151BC 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 #E151BC 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.

#E151BC 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 #51E175; it also sits naturally between #BD51E1 and #E15175. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E151BC · RGB 225, 81, 188

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Color values

HEX#E151BC
RGB225, 81, 188
HSL315°, 71%, 60%
HSV315°, 64%, 88%
CMYK0%, 64%, 16%, 12%
XYZ43.07, 25.52, 50.23
Yxy25.52, 0.3625, 0.2148
CIE-Lab57.58, 66.88, -27.67
Hunter Lab50.52, 67.52, -27.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 32% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 16% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E151BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E151BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E151BC

.text { color: #E151BC; }
.background { background-color: #E151BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E151BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 81, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 71%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E151BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 81, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E151BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 81, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E151BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E151BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E151BC

#DD36B3#D624A9#BC2095#A61C83#8C186F#71135A#5C1049#410B34#2C0723#11030E

Tints of #E151BC

#E462C4#E76FC9#EA81CF#EC8ED4#EF9FDB#F2B1E1#F4BEE6#F7CFED#F9DCF2#FCEEF8

Tones of #E151BC

#D75BB8#CD65B3#C36FAE#B87AA8#AD85A3#A38F9E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #51E175:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.44:1 AA large only
Against black text6.10:1 AA

Best text color on #E151BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E151BC

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 #E151BC: ·

How #E151BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A3A1A2Deuteranopia · #ABB69CTritanopia · #DA8E89

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 #E151BC rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Amber Horizon
#E557C3 · #DB39B3 · #B61B90 · #631250
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE
Tranquil Ruby Meadow
#AD228F · #DE57C5 · #28CE4C · #B9ECCB
Lucky Summit
#198538 · #45DC67 · #E15DBA · #F0C6EC
Radiant Harbor
#2890A6 · #D552BE · #A6BF2F · #AFE0E1

Similar colors

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

#E559BE#E557C3#E958BE#DE57C5#E15DBA#D552BE#EC4CB9#E04DB0#D850C5#DD43BC#E65BC6#DB4AB0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E151BB  ·  #E151BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E151BC?

#E151BC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 225, 81, 188). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E151BC?

#E151BC is RGB 225, 81, 188 — HSL 315°, 71%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 16%, 12%.

What colors go with #E151BC?

Its complement is #51E175; analogous partners are #BD51E1 and #E15175. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E151BC for text?

Black text on #E151BC has a contrast ratio of 6.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.44:1.