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#E232BC — Pink

#E232BC 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 #E232BC 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.

#E232BC 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 #32E258; it also sits naturally between #B032E2 and #E23264. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E232BC · RGB 226, 50, 188

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Color values

HEX#E232BC
RGB226, 50, 188
HSL313°, 75%, 54%
HSV313°, 78%, 89%
CMYK0%, 78%, 17%, 11%
XYZ41.58, 22.08, 49.65
Yxy22.08, 0.3670, 0.1949
CIE-Lab54.11, 77.36, -33.05
Hunter Lab46.99, 79.48, -33.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 20% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 17% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E232BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E232BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E232BC

.text { color: #E232BC; }
.background { background-color: #E232BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E232BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 50, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 75%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E232BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 50, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E232BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 50, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E232BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E232BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E232BC

#DB1FB2#C41CA0#AE198E#98167C#811269#6B0F57#550C45#3E0933#280621#12030F

Tints of #E232BC

#E444C1#E755C7#EA6CCF#ED7ED4#EF8FDA#F2A1E0#F4B3E6#F7C9ED#FADBF3#FCEDF9

Tones of #E232BC

#D53FB4#C94AAE#BC57A6#AF649F#A27198#977D91

Color harmonies

Complementary — #32E258:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.88:1 AA large only
Against black text5.42:1 AA

Best text color on #E232BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E232BC

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 #E232BC: ·

How #E232BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #96949BDeuteranopia · #A0AD93Tritanopia · #D9807A

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 600 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E232BC rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Cascade
#A126D6 · #E630BB · #E92855 · #AF4010
Tranquil Ruby Solace
#CA13AA · #EC34B7 · #4DEE6A · #A7F1C0
Dreamy Ruby Horizon
#8BAE1F · #208FB3 · #DB32B2 · #EFF3D5
Amber Horizon
#E557C3 · #DB39B3 · #B61B90 · #631250
Modern Canyon
#0F9939 · #70F1B8 · #EC3BB6 · #F09FD4
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE

Similar colors

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

#E630BB#EC34B7#DB32B2#DB39B3#EC3BB6#D639C1#E434AD#D83EB8#DF3EB1#D32ABE#ED3FBF#DD43BC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E232BB  ·  #E232BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E232BC?

#E232BC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 50, 188). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E232BC?

#E232BC is RGB 226, 50, 188 — HSL 313°, 75%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 17%, 11%.

What colors go with #E232BC?

Its complement is #32E258; analogous partners are #B032E2 and #E23264. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E232BC for text?

Black text on #E232BC has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.88:1.