Palettes / Colors / #E77EBB

#E77EBB — Light Pink

#E77EBB 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 #E77EBB 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.

#E77EBB 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 #7EE7AA; it also sits naturally between #DE7EE7 and #E77E87. 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 49% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 19% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E77EBB

.text { color: #E77EBB; }
.background { background-color: #E77EBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E77EBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 126, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 69%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E77EBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 126, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E77EBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 126, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E77EBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E77EBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7EE7AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E77EBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E77EBB

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 #E77EBB 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 #E77EBB 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 #E77EBB?

#E77EBB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 231, 126, 187). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E77EBB?

#E77EBB is RGB 231, 126, 187 — HSL 325°, 69%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 19%, 9%.

What colors go with #E77EBB?

Its complement is #7EE7AA; analogous partners are #DE7EE7 and #E77E87. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E77EBB for text?

Black text on #E77EBB has a contrast ratio of 8.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.