Palettes / Colors / #ED87BC

#ED87BC — Light Pink

#ED87BC 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 #ED87BC 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.

#ED87BC 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 #87EDB8; it also sits naturally between #EB87ED and #ED8789. 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 53% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ED87BC

.text { color: #ED87BC; }
.background { background-color: #ED87BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ED87BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 135, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 74%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ED87BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 135, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ED87BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 135, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ED87BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ED87BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #87EDB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ED87BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ED87BC

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 #ED87BC 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 #ED87BC 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 #ED87BC?

#ED87BC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 135, 188). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ED87BC?

#ED87BC is RGB 237, 135, 188 — HSL 329°, 74%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #ED87BC?

Its complement is #87EDB8; analogous partners are #EB87ED and #ED8789. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ED87BC for text?

Black text on #ED87BC has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.39:1.