Palettes / Colors / #E99BB3

#E99BB3 — Light Pink

#E99BB3 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

#E99BB3 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 #9BE9D1; it also sits naturally between #E99BD9 and #E9AA9B. 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 61% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 23% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E99BB3

.text { color: #E99BB3; }
.background { background-color: #E99BB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E99BB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 155, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 64%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E99BB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 155, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E99BB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 155, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E99BB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E99BB3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BE9D1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E99BB3: #000000.

How #E99BB3 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 #E99BB3 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

← #E99BB2  ·  #E99BB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E99BB3?

#E99BB3 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 233, 155, 179). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E99BB3?

#E99BB3 is RGB 233, 155, 179 — HSL 342°, 64%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 23%, 9%.

What colors go with #E99BB3?

Its complement is #9BE9D1; analogous partners are #E99BD9 and #E9AA9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E99BB3 for text?

Black text on #E99BB3 has a contrast ratio of 9.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.