Palettes / Colors / #E17AAA

#E17AAA — Light Pink

#E17AAA is a pink color we call Light 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 #E17AAA 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.

#E17AAA 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 #7AE1B1; it also sits naturally between #E17ADD and #E17D7A. 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 48% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 24% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E17AAA

.text { color: #E17AAA; }
.background { background-color: #E17AAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E17AAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 122, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(332, 63%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E17AAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 122, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E17AAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 122, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E17AAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E17AAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7AE1B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E17AAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E17AAA

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 #E17AAA 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 #E17AAA 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

← #E17AA9  ·  #E17AAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E17AAA?

#E17AAA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 225, 122, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E17AAA?

#E17AAA is RGB 225, 122, 170 — HSL 332°, 63%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 24%, 12%.

What colors go with #E17AAA?

Its complement is #7AE1B1; analogous partners are #E17ADD and #E17D7A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E17AAA for text?

Black text on #E17AAA has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.78:1.