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#EE2B68 — Vivid Pink

#EE2B68 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 #EE2B68 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.

#EE2B68 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 #2BEEB0; it also sits naturally between #EE2BCA and #EE4E2B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE2B68 · RGB 238, 43, 104

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Color values

HEX#EE2B68
RGB238, 43, 104
HSL341°, 85%, 55%
HSV341°, 82%, 93%
CMYK0%, 82%, 56%, 7%
XYZ38.62, 20.90, 15.10
Yxy20.90, 0.5176, 0.2801
CIE-Lab52.84, 73.60, 15.18
Hunter Lab45.72, 74.38, 10.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 17% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 56% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE2B68 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE2B68 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE2B68

.text { color: #EE2B68; }
.background { background-color: #EE2B68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE2B68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 43, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 85%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE2B68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 43, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE2B68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 43, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE2B68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE2B68">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE2B68

#EC1358#D4114F#BD0F46#A50D3D#8E0B35#71092A#5A0721#420519#2A0310#130207

Tints of #EE2B68

#EF3E76#F15083#F26391#F4769E#F68EAF#F7A1BC#F9B4C9#FAC6D7#FCD9E4#FDECF2

Tones of #EE2B68

#E0386E#D24673#C45478#B6637D#A87182#9A7E87

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2BEEB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.05:1 AA large only
Against black text5.18:1 AA

Best text color on #EE2B68: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE2B68

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EE2B68: ·

How #EE2B68 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9A9859Deuteranopia · #A5B456Tritanopia · #E44E4B

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:

Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EE2B68 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ember
#12C589 · #64F0D3 · #EC3170 · #EF96A3
Palette 0d1164
#0D1164 · #640D5F · #EA2264 · #F78D60
Palette C30e59
#C30E59 · #E82561 · #F2AE66 · #E8E7AB
Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Vivid Petal
#2C260E · #25FCD6 · #FA2C6C · #FB2CFB
Misty Ruby Saffron
#ED3661 · #DE8049 · #EBE87A · #AAF177

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EC3170#EA2264#E82561#E22C6A#FA2C6C#ED3661#EA235E#E51F6C#F72C5B#FF2865#DE3163#FF2E63

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE2B67  ·  #EE2B69 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE2B68?

#EE2B68 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 43, 104). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE2B68?

#EE2B68 is RGB 238, 43, 104 — HSL 341°, 85%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 56%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE2B68?

Its complement is #2BEEB0; analogous partners are #EE2BCA and #EE4E2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE2B68 for text?

Black text on #EE2B68 has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.05:1.