Palettes / Colors / #E949BB

#E949BB — Vivid Pink

#E949BB is a pink color we call Vivid 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 #E949BB 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.

#E949BB 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 #49E977; it also sits naturally between #C649E9 and #E9496C. 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 29% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 20% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E949BB

.text { color: #E949BB; }
.background { background-color: #E949BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E949BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 73, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(317, 78%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E949BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 73, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E949BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 73, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E949BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E949BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #49E977:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E949BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E949BB

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 #E949BB 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 #E949BB 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 #E949BB?

#E949BB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 233, 73, 187). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E949BB?

#E949BB is RGB 233, 73, 187 — HSL 317°, 78%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 20%, 9%.

What colors go with #E949BB?

Its complement is #49E977; analogous partners are #C649E9 and #E9496C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E949BB for text?

Black text on #E949BB has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.42:1.