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#E166DE — Pink

#E166DE 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 #E166DE 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.

#E166DE 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 #66E168; it also sits naturally between #A566E1 and #E166A1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E166DE · RGB 225, 102, 222

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Color values

HEX#E166DE
RGB225, 102, 222
HSL301°, 67%, 64%
HSV301°, 55%, 88%
CMYK0%, 55%, 1%, 12%
XYZ48.99, 30.78, 72.47
Yxy30.78, 0.3218, 0.2022
CIE-Lab62.33, 63.28, -39.58
Hunter Lab55.48, 64.48, -43.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 40% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 1% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E166DE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E166DE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E166DE

.text { color: #E166DE; }
.background { background-color: #E166DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E166DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 102, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 67%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E166DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 102, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E166DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 102, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E166DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E166DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E166DE

#DC4CD9#D733D4#C427C1#AA22A8#911D8F#771876#5E135C#440D43#2B082A#110311

Tints of #E166DE

#E372E1#E67FE4#E990E8#EC9DEA#EEAAED#F1B7F0#F3C3F2#F7D4F6#F9E1F9#FCEEFB

Tones of #E166DE

#D86FD6#CF77CE#C680C5#BE89BD#B592B4#AC9AAC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #66E168:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.93:1 Fails
Against black text7.16:1 AAA

Best text color on #E166DE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E166DE

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 #E166DE: ·

How #E166DE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ACABC1Deuteranopia · #B3BCBATritanopia · #DBAAA5

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E166DE rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Lagoon
#398EE6 · #5754E0 · #8A29DE · #E360DD
Burning Ruby Opal
#19A220 · #5BE57E · #E661E0 · #F2C6EE
Dreamy Horizon
#DC67D8 · #CD5B81 · #A25433 · #C2B82C
Smoky Zephyr
#224BA5 · #7639D6 · #DF65D5 · #EBA0B0
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #E26EE5 · #7E30E1 · #49108B
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9

Similar colors

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

#E360DD#E661E0#DC67D8#DF65D5#E26EE5#E65BDB#D86CE6#E666D1#E072E5#EE6CDD#DC71D5#EC5BE0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E166DD  ·  #E166DF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E166DE?

#E166DE is Pink, a pink color (RGB 225, 102, 222). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E166DE?

#E166DE is RGB 225, 102, 222 — HSL 301°, 67%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 1%, 12%.

What colors go with #E166DE?

Its complement is #66E168; analogous partners are #A566E1 and #E166A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E166DE for text?

Black text on #E166DE has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.93:1.