Palettes / Colors / #E166CD

#E166CD — Pink

#E166CD 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 #E166CD 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.

#E166CD 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 #66E17A; it also sits naturally between #B866E1 and #E1668F. 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 40% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 9% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E166CD

.text { color: #E166CD; }
.background { background-color: #E166CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E166CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 102, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 67%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E166CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 102, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E166CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 102, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E166CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E166CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E166CD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #66E17A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E166CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E166CD

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 #E166CD 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 #E166CD 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

← #E166CC  ·  #E166CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E166CD?

#E166CD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 225, 102, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E166CD?

#E166CD is RGB 225, 102, 205 — HSL 310°, 67%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 9%, 12%.

What colors go with #E166CD?

Its complement is #66E17A; analogous partners are #B866E1 and #E1668F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E166CD for text?

Black text on #E166CD has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.01:1.