Palettes / Colors / #EE205E

#EE205E — Vivid Pink

#EE205E is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

#EE205E 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 #20EEB0; it also sits naturally between #EE20C5 and #EE4920. 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 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 61% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE205E

.text { color: #EE205E; }
.background { background-color: #EE205E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE205E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 32, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 86%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE205E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 32, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE205E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 32, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE205E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE205E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE205E

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Tones of #EE205E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #20EEB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE205E: #000000.

How #EE205E 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 #EE205E 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

← #EE205D  ·  #EE205F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE205E?

#EE205E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 32, 94). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE205E?

#EE205E is RGB 238, 32, 94 — HSL 342°, 86%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 87%, 61%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE205E?

Its complement is #20EEB0; analogous partners are #EE20C5 and #EE4920. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE205E for text?

Black text on #EE205E has a contrast ratio of 5.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.20:1.