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#E151BF — Pink

#E151BF 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 #E151BF 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.

#E151BF 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 #51E172; it also sits naturally between #BB51E1 and #E15177. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E151BF · RGB 225, 81, 191

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Color values

HEX#E151BF
RGB225, 81, 191
HSL314°, 71%, 60%
HSV314°, 64%, 88%
CMYK0%, 64%, 15%, 12%
XYZ43.40, 25.65, 51.95
Yxy25.65, 0.3586, 0.2120
CIE-Lab57.71, 67.31, -29.20
Hunter Lab50.65, 68.08, -29.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 32% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 15% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E151BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E151BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E151BF

.text { color: #E151BF; }
.background { background-color: #E151BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E151BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 81, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 71%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E151BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 81, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E151BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 81, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E151BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E151BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E151BF

#DD36B6#D624AC#BC2097#A61C86#8C1870#71135B#5C104A#410B35#2C0723#11030E

Tints of #E151BF

#E462C6#E76FCB#EA81D1#EC8ED6#EF9FDC#F2B1E2#F4BEE7#F7CFEE#F9DCF2#FCEEF9

Tones of #E151BF

#D75BBA#CD65B5#C36FAF#B87AA9#AD85A4#A38F9E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #51E172:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.43:1 AA large only
Against black text6.13:1 AA

Best text color on #E151BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E151BF

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 #E151BF: ·

How #E151BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A3A1A4Deuteranopia · #ABB69ETritanopia · #DA8F8B

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 #E151BF rather than the exact color:

Amber Horizon
#E557C3 · #DB39B3 · #B61B90 · #631250
Tranquil Ruby Meadow
#AD228F · #DE57C5 · #28CE4C · #B9ECCB
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE
Hidden Ruby Marble
#BA71DC · #D850C5 · #C52768 · #D74B45
Radiant Harbor
#2890A6 · #D552BE · #A6BF2F · #AFE0E1

Similar colors

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

#E557C3#DE57C5#E559BE#E958BE#D850C5#D552BE#E15DBA#E65BC6#EC4CB9#E046C7#DD43BC#E35EC7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E151BE  ·  #E151C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E151BF?

#E151BF is Pink, a pink color (RGB 225, 81, 191). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E151BF?

#E151BF is RGB 225, 81, 191 — HSL 314°, 71%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 15%, 12%.

What colors go with #E151BF?

Its complement is #51E172; analogous partners are #BB51E1 and #E15177. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E151BF for text?

Black text on #E151BF has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.43:1.