Palettes / Colors / #EA3979

#EA3979 — Vivid Pink

#EA3979 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #EA3979 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.

#EA3979 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 #39EAA9; it also sits naturally between #EA39D2 and #EA5039. 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 92% · Green 22% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 48% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA3979

.text { color: #EA3979; }
.background { background-color: #EA3979; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA3979; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 57, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 81%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA3979; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 57, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA3979; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 57, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA3979">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA3979">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #39EAA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA3979: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA3979

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 #EA3979 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 #EA3979 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

← #EA3978  ·  #EA397A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA3979?

#EA3979 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 57, 121). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA3979?

#EA3979 is RGB 234, 57, 121 — HSL 338°, 81%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 48%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA3979?

Its complement is #39EAA9; analogous partners are #EA39D2 and #EA5039. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA3979 for text?

Black text on #EA3979 has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.92:1.