Palettes / Colors / #E97CBA

#E97CBA — Light Pink

#E97CBA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

#E97CBA 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 #7CE9AB; it also sits naturally between #E27CE9 and #E97C83. 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 47% · Yellow 20% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E97CBA

.text { color: #E97CBA; }
.background { background-color: #E97CBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E97CBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 124, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 71%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E97CBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 124, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E97CBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 124, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E97CBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E97CBA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E97CBA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7CE9AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E97CBA: #000000.

How #E97CBA 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 #E97CBA 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

← #E97CB9  ·  #E97CBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E97CBA?

#E97CBA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 233, 124, 186). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E97CBA?

#E97CBA is RGB 233, 124, 186 — HSL 326°, 71%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 47%, 20%, 9%.

What colors go with #E97CBA?

Its complement is #7CE9AB; analogous partners are #E27CE9 and #E97C83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E97CBA for text?

Black text on #E97CBA has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.61:1.