Palettes / Colors / #EB428D

#EB428D — Vivid Pink

#EB428D 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 #EB428D 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.

#EB428D 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 #42EB9F; it also sits naturally between #EB42E3 and #EB4A42. 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 26% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 40% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EB428D

.text { color: #EB428D; }
.background { background-color: #EB428D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB428D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 66, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(333, 81%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB428D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 66, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB428D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 66, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB428D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB428D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB428D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #42EB9F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB428D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB428D

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 #EB428D 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 #EB428D 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

← #EB428C  ·  #EB428E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB428D?

#EB428D is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 66, 141). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB428D?

#EB428D is RGB 235, 66, 141 — HSL 333°, 81%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 40%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB428D?

Its complement is #42EB9F; analogous partners are #EB42E3 and #EB4A42. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB428D for text?

Black text on #EB428D has a contrast ratio of 5.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.69:1.