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#E91C59 — Vivid Pink

#E91C59 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #E91C59 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.

#E91C59 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 #1CE9AB; it also sits naturally between #E91CC0 and #E9451C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E91C59 · RGB 233, 28, 89

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Color values

HEX#E91C59
RGB233, 28, 89
HSL342°, 82%, 51%
HSV342°, 88%, 91%
CMYK0%, 88%, 62%, 9%
XYZ35.82, 18.88, 11.21
Yxy18.88, 0.5436, 0.2864
CIE-Lab50.54, 74.35, 21.00
Hunter Lab43.45, 74.64, 13.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 11% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 88% · Yellow 62% · Key 9%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E91C59 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E91C59 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E91C59

.text { color: #E91C59; }
.background { background-color: #E91C59; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E91C59; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 28, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 82%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E91C59; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 28, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E91C59; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 28, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E91C59">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E91C59">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E91C59

#D5154F#C31348#AC113F#950F37#820D30#6B0B27#54081F#3C0616#2A040F#130207

Tints of #E91C59

#EB336A#ED4578#EF5D88#F16F96#F386A7#F599B4#F7B0C5#F9C3D3#FBDAE4#FDECF1

Tones of #E91C59

#DA2B5F#CC3865#BD476B#AE5671#9F6577#91737C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1CE9AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.40:1 AA large only
Against black text4.78:1 AA

Best text color on #E91C59: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E91C59

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E91C59: ·

How #E91C59 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #908E4ADeuteranopia · #9CAC47Tritanopia · #DF3F3C

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:

Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E91C59 rather than the exact color:

Silent Ember
#BA12A6 · #EA235E · #F0895F · #F7EDA9
Palette 1a05a2
#1A05A2 · #8F0177 · #DE1A58 · #F67D31
Palette 360185
#360185 · #8F0177 · #DE1A58 · #F4B342
Cosmic Garden
#12C688 · #38ECD8 · #E0155B · #F4B8CF
Tender Ruby Opal
#CE17AA · #E6224F · #C15821 · #988D18
Palette C30e59
#C30E59 · #E82561 · #F2AE66 · #E8E7AB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EA235E#DE1A58#E0155B#E6224F#E82561#E7154F#EA2264#E92855#E31764#F8185B#E72950#D91656

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E91C58  ·  #E91C5A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E91C59?

#E91C59 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 233, 28, 89). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E91C59?

#E91C59 is RGB 233, 28, 89 — HSL 342°, 82%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 88%, 62%, 9%.

What colors go with #E91C59?

Its complement is #1CE9AB; analogous partners are #E91CC0 and #E9451C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E91C59 for text?

Black text on #E91C59 has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.40:1.