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#E232AA — Pink

#E232AA is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #E232AA 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.

#E232AA 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 #32E269; it also sits naturally between #C132E2 and #E23252. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E232AA · RGB 226, 50, 170

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Color values

HEX#E232AA
RGB226, 50, 170
HSL319°, 75%, 54%
HSV319°, 78%, 89%
CMYK0%, 78%, 25%, 11%
XYZ39.76, 21.35, 40.06
Yxy21.35, 0.3930, 0.2111
CIE-Lab53.33, 75.10, -23.77
Hunter Lab46.21, 76.39, -22.39

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 20% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 25% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E232AA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E232AA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E232AA

.text { color: #E232AA; }
.background { background-color: #E232AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E232AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 50, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 75%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E232AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 50, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E232AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 50, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E232AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E232AA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E232AA

#DB1F9F#C41C8F#AE197F#98166F#81125E#6B0F4E#550C3E#3E092E#28061D#12030D

Tints of #E232AA

#E444B1#E755B9#EA6CC2#ED7EC9#EF8FD1#F2A1D8#F4B3E0#F7C9E9#FADBF0#FCEDF8

Tones of #E232AA

#D53FA5#C94AA1#BC579C#AF6497#A27193#977D8E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #32E269:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.98:1 AA large only
Against black text5.27:1 AA

Best text color on #E232AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E232AA

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 #E232AA: ·

How #E232AA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #96948DDeuteranopia · #A0AD86Tritanopia · #D97671

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 pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E232AA rather than the exact color:

Golden Monsoon
#19BE4D · #4FE868 · #E434AD · #F2BEDB
Golden Aurora
#7E41DA · #B958E2 · #EA56E8 · #DD33A6
Dreamy Ruby Horizon
#8BAE1F · #208FB3 · #DB32B2 · #EFF3D5
Tranquil Ruby Tempest
#A661E6 · #D22EDE · #EA3AAE · #CF224C
Scarlet Tempest
#11C057 · #3FEEA8 · #ED37A5 · #F1A4D5
Amber Horizon
#E557C3 · #DB39B3 · #B61B90 · #631250

Similar colors

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

#E434AD#DD33A6#DB32B2#EA3AAE#ED37A5#DB39B3#DF3EB1#EC3CAC#DE369C#D432B1#EC34B7#DF3D9D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E232A9  ·  #E232AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E232AA?

#E232AA is Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 50, 170). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E232AA?

#E232AA is RGB 226, 50, 170 — HSL 319°, 75%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 25%, 11%.

What colors go with #E232AA?

Its complement is #32E269; analogous partners are #C132E2 and #E23252. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E232AA for text?

Black text on #E232AA has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.98:1.