Palettes / Colors / #EC18BB

#EC18BB — Vivid Pink

#EC18BB 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 #EC18BB 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.

#EC18BB 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 #18EC49; it also sits naturally between #B418EC and #EC1850. 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 93% · Green 9% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC18BB

.text { color: #EC18BB; }
.background { background-color: #EC18BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC18BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 24, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 85%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC18BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 24, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC18BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 24, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC18BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC18BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #18EC49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC18BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC18BB

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 #EC18BB 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 #EC18BB 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 #EC18BB?

#EC18BB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 24, 187). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC18BB?

#EC18BB is RGB 236, 24, 187 — HSL 314°, 85%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 90%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC18BB?

Its complement is #18EC49; analogous partners are #B418EC and #EC1850. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC18BB for text?

Black text on #EC18BB has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.88:1.