Palettes / Colors / #EA4872

#EA4872 — Vivid Pink

#EA4872 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #EA4872 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.

#EA4872 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 #48EABF; it also sits naturally between #EA48C4 and #EA6E48. 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 28% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 51% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA4872

.text { color: #EA4872; }
.background { background-color: #EA4872; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA4872; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 72, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 79%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA4872; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 72, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA4872; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 72, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA4872">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA4872">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #48EABF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA4872: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA4872

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 #EA4872 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 #EA4872 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 #EA4872?

#EA4872 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 72, 114). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA4872?

#EA4872 is RGB 234, 72, 114 — HSL 344°, 79%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 51%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA4872?

Its complement is #48EABF; analogous partners are #EA48C4 and #EA6E48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA4872 for text?

Black text on #EA4872 has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.70:1.