Palettes / Colors / #E240BD

#E240BD — Pink

#E240BD is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

#E240BD 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 #40E266; it also sits naturally between #B740E2 and #E2406B. 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 89% · Green 25% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 16% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E240BD

.text { color: #E240BD; }
.background { background-color: #E240BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E240BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 64, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 74%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E240BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 64, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E240BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 64, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E240BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E240BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E240BD

Tints of #E240BD

Tones of #E240BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #40E266:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E240BD: #000000.

How #E240BD 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 #E240BD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E240BD?

#E240BD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 64, 189). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E240BD?

#E240BD is RGB 226, 64, 189 — HSL 314°, 74%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 16%, 11%.

What colors go with #E240BD?

Its complement is #40E266; analogous partners are #B740E2 and #E2406B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E240BD for text?

Black text on #E240BD has a contrast ratio of 5.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.