Palettes / Colors / #E45895

#E45895 — Pink

#E45895 is a pink color we call 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 #E45895 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.

#E45895 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 #58E4A7; it also sits naturally between #E458DB and #E46258. 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 35% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 35% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E45895

.text { color: #E45895; }
.background { background-color: #E45895; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E45895; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 88, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 72%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E45895; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 88, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E45895; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 88, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E45895">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E45895">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #58E4A7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E45895: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E45895

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 #E45895 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 #E45895 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

← #E45894  ·  #E45896 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E45895?

#E45895 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 228, 88, 149). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E45895?

#E45895 is RGB 228, 88, 149 — HSL 334°, 72%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 35%, 11%.

What colors go with #E45895?

Its complement is #58E4A7; analogous partners are #E458DB and #E46258. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E45895 for text?

Black text on #E45895 has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.43:1.