Palettes / Colors / #EC229B

#EC229B — Vivid Pink

#EC229B is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

#EC229B 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 #22EC73; it also sits naturally between #D822EC and #EC2237. 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 13% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 34% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EC229B

.text { color: #EC229B; }
.background { background-color: #EC229B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC229B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 34, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 84%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC229B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 34, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC229B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 34, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC229B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC229B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC229B

Tints of #EC229B

Tones of #EC229B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #22EC73:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC229B: #000000.

How #EC229B 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 #EC229B or a close neighbour

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 #EC229B?

#EC229B is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 34, 155). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC229B?

#EC229B is RGB 236, 34, 155 — HSL 324°, 84%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 34%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC229B?

Its complement is #22EC73; analogous partners are #D822EC and #EC2237. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC229B for text?

Black text on #EC229B has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.99:1.