Palettes / Colors / #E57697

#E57697 — Light Pink

#E57697 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

#E57697 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 #76E5C4; it also sits naturally between #E576CF and #E58C76. 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 90% · Green 46% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 34% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E57697

.text { color: #E57697; }
.background { background-color: #E57697; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E57697; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 118, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 68%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E57697; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 118, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E57697; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 118, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E57697">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E57697">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #76E5C4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E57697: #000000.

How #E57697 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 #E57697 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 #E57697?

#E57697 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 229, 118, 151). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E57697?

#E57697 is RGB 229, 118, 151 — HSL 342°, 68%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 34%, 10%.

What colors go with #E57697?

Its complement is #76E5C4; analogous partners are #E576CF and #E58C76. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E57697 for text?

Black text on #E57697 has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.85:1.