Palettes / Colors / #E44EAD

#E44EAD — Pink

#E44EAD is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: hotpink (#FF69B4) — not an exact match. CSS hotpink gives you #FF69B4, a different color; use #E44EAD 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.

#E44EAD 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 #4EE485; it also sits naturally between #D04EE4 and #E44E62. 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 31% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 24% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E44EAD

.text { color: #E44EAD; }
.background { background-color: #E44EAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E44EAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 78, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 74%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E44EAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 78, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E44EAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 78, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E44EAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E44EAD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E44EAD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EE485:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E44EAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E44EAD

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 #E44EAD 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 #E44EAD 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

← #E44EAC  ·  #E44EAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E44EAD?

#E44EAD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 228, 78, 173). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E44EAD?

#E44EAD is RGB 228, 78, 173 — HSL 322°, 74%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 24%, 11%.

What colors go with #E44EAD?

Its complement is #4EE485; analogous partners are #D04EE4 and #E44E62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E44EAD for text?

Black text on #E44EAD has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.50:1.