Palettes / Colors / #E689A2

#E689A2 — Light Pink

#E689A2 is a pink color we call Light 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 #E689A2 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.

#E689A2 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 #89E6CD; it also sits naturally between #E689D0 and #E69F89. 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 54% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 30% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E689A2

.text { color: #E689A2; }
.background { background-color: #E689A2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E689A2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 137, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 65%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E689A2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 137, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E689A2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 137, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E689A2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E689A2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #89E6CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E689A2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E689A2

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 #E689A2 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 #E689A2 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 #E689A2?

#E689A2 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 230, 137, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E689A2?

#E689A2 is RGB 230, 137, 162 — HSL 344°, 65%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 30%, 10%.

What colors go with #E689A2?

Its complement is #89E6CD; analogous partners are #E689D0 and #E69F89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E689A2 for text?

Black text on #E689A2 has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.48:1.