Palettes / Colors / #EC89BE

#EC89BE — Light Pink

#EC89BE is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: hotpink (#FF69B4) — not an exact match. CSS hotpink gives you #FF69B4, a different color; use #EC89BE 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.

#EC89BE 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 #89ECB7; it also sits naturally between #E889EC and #EC898C. 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 54% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 19% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC89BE

.text { color: #EC89BE; }
.background { background-color: #EC89BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC89BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 137, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 72%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC89BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 137, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC89BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 137, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC89BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC89BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #89ECB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC89BE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC89BE

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 #EC89BE 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 #EC89BE 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 #EC89BE?

#EC89BE is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 137, 190). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC89BE?

#EC89BE is RGB 236, 137, 190 — HSL 328°, 72%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 19%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC89BE?

Its complement is #89ECB7; analogous partners are #E889EC and #EC898C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC89BE for text?

Black text on #EC89BE has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.