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#EA4889 — Vivid Pink

#EA4889 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #EA4889 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.

#EA4889 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 #48EAA9; it also sits naturally between #EA48D9 and #EA5948. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA4889 · RGB 234, 72, 137

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Color values

HEX#EA4889
RGB234, 72, 137
HSL336°, 79%, 60%
HSV336°, 69%, 92%
CMYK0%, 69%, 41%, 8%
XYZ40.76, 23.93, 26.14
Yxy23.93, 0.4488, 0.2635
CIE-Lab56.02, 66.63, -0.12
Hunter Lab48.92, 66.78, -0.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 28% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 41% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA4889 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA4889 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA4889

.text { color: #EA4889; }
.background { background-color: #EA4889; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA4889; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 72, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 79%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA4889; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 72, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA4889; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 72, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA4889">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA4889">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA4889

#E62D77#E01A69#C4175C#AD1452#921145#770E38#600B2D#440820#2E0515#120209

Tints of #EA4889

#EC5B95#ED689E#EF7BA9#F188B2#F39BBE#F5ADCA#F7BBD3#F9CDDF#FBDAE7#FDEDF3

Tones of #EA4889

#DE548B#D2608E#C76B90#BC7692#B08294#A48E97

Color harmonies

Complementary — #48EAA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.63:1 AA large only
Against black text5.79:1 AA

Best text color on #EA4889: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA4889

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EA4889: ·

How #EA4889 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A4A279Deuteranopia · #ADB975Tritanopia · #E26D6A

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:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA4889 rather than the exact color:

Mellow Harbor
#EA59D1 · #EA428C · #EB666E · #97441B
Velvet Cinder
#AA1546 · #E94880 · #22E4A4 · #AAEFE5
Gentle Ruby Opal
#B41687 · #E84594 · #1CE255 · #A7EEB6
Palette Fffeec
#FFFEEC · #AEDDCD · #E4508F · #556FB5
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #F9F3F3 · #F7D9D9 · #F25287
Palette F8f4ec
#F8F4EC · #FF8FB7 · #E83C91 · #43334C

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EA428C#E94880#E84594#E4508F#F25287#E83C91#F4538A#F13E93#F7418F#DF3F81#DA498D#E53888

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA4888  ·  #EA488A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA4889?

#EA4889 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 72, 137). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA4889?

#EA4889 is RGB 234, 72, 137 — HSL 336°, 79%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 41%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA4889?

Its complement is #48EAA9; analogous partners are #EA48D9 and #EA5948. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA4889 for text?

Black text on #EA4889 has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.63:1.