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#E166AB — Pink

#E166AB 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 #E166AB 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.

#E166AB 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 #66E19B; it also sits naturally between #D966E1 and #E1666E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E166AB · RGB 225, 102, 171

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Color values

HEX#E166AB
RGB225, 102, 171
HSL326°, 67%, 64%
HSV326°, 55%, 88%
CMYK0%, 55%, 24%, 12%
XYZ43.15, 28.45, 41.75
Yxy28.45, 0.3807, 0.2510
CIE-Lab60.29, 55.44, -13.75
Hunter Lab53.34, 54.78, -12.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 40% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 24% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E166AB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E166AB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E166AB

.text { color: #E166AB; }
.background { background-color: #E166AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E166AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 102, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 67%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E166AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 102, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E166AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 102, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E166AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E166AB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E166AB

#DC4C9D#D73390#C42780#AA226F#911D5E#77184E#5E133D#440D2C#2B081C#11030B

Tints of #E166AB

#E372B2#E67FB9#E990C3#EC9DCA#EEAAD1#F1B7D8#F3C3DE#F7D4E8#F9E1EF#FCEEF6

Tones of #E166AB

#D86FAA#CF77A9#C680A8#BE89A7#B592A6#AC9AA4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #66E19B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.14:1 AA large only
Against black text6.69:1 AA

Best text color on #E166AB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E166AB

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 #E166AB: ·

How #E166AB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ACAB9ADeuteranopia · #B3BC96Tritanopia · #DB8D8A

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 pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E166AB rather than the exact color:

Burning Mirage
#5A37D2 · #A02DB3 · #E16BA8 · #E08074
Vivid Voyage
#E486B5 · #DD65A1 · #CE3180 · #581336
Cosmic Aurora
#A52EB4 · #DB64B4 · #87243A · #D27D63
Mellow Ruby Voyage
#A7193F · #E863A3 · #63E8C3 · #BAF0E6
Gentle Solace
#C12180 · #E567B7 · #51E18C · #B3EDC1
Dreamy Solace
#6C9326 · #52A4D2 · #D55FAA · #E8EDD2

Similar colors

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

#E16BA8#DD65A1#DB64B4#E863A3#E567B7#D55FAA#EE66A6#EF62AC#E7669D#E672B3#E675AD#EE60B2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E166AA  ·  #E166AC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E166AB?

#E166AB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 225, 102, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E166AB?

#E166AB is RGB 225, 102, 171 — HSL 326°, 67%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 24%, 12%.

What colors go with #E166AB?

Its complement is #66E19B; analogous partners are #D966E1 and #E1666E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E166AB for text?

Black text on #E166AB has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.14:1.