Palettes / Colors / #E779B2

#E779B2 — Light Pink

#E779B2 is a pink color we call Light 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 #E779B2 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.

#E779B2 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 #79E7AE; it also sits naturally between #E579E7 and #E7797A. 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 91% · Green 47% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 23% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E779B2

.text { color: #E779B2; }
.background { background-color: #E779B2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E779B2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 121, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 70%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E779B2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 121, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E779B2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 121, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E779B2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E779B2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #79E7AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E779B2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E779B2

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 #E779B2 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 #E779B2 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

← #E779B1  ·  #E779B3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E779B2?

#E779B2 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 231, 121, 178). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E779B2?

#E779B2 is RGB 231, 121, 178 — HSL 329°, 70%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 23%, 9%.

What colors go with #E779B2?

Its complement is #79E7AE; analogous partners are #E579E7 and #E7797A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E779B2 for text?

Black text on #E779B2 has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.70:1.