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#EE2BAD — Vivid Pink

#EE2BAD 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 #EE2BAD 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.

#EE2BAD 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 #2BEE6C; it also sits naturally between #CD2BEE and #EE2B4B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE2BAD · RGB 238, 43, 173

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Color values

HEX#EE2BAD
RGB238, 43, 173
HSL320°, 85%, 55%
HSV320°, 82%, 93%
CMYK0%, 82%, 27%, 7%
XYZ43.67, 22.92, 41.66
Yxy22.92, 0.4034, 0.2118
CIE-Lab54.99, 79.81, -22.79
Hunter Lab47.88, 82.87, -21.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 17% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE2BAD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE2BAD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE2BAD

.text { color: #EE2BAD; }
.background { background-color: #EE2BAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE2BAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 43, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 85%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE2BAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 43, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE2BAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 43, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE2BAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE2BAD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE2BAD

#EC13A4#D41193#BD0F83#A50D73#8E0B62#71094F#5A073E#42052E#2A031D#13020D

Tints of #EE2BAD

#EF3EB4#F150BB#F263C3#F476CA#F68ED3#F7A1DA#F9B4E2#FAC6E9#FCD9F0#FDECF8

Tones of #EE2BAD

#E038A8#D246A4#C4549F#B6639A#A87195#9A7E91

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2BEE6C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.76:1 AA large only
Against black text5.58:1 AA

Best text color on #EE2BAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE2BAD

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 #EE2BAD: ·

How #EE2BAD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9A988EDeuteranopia · #A5B486Tritanopia · #E4756F

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:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EE2BAD rather than the exact color:

Silent Ruby Meadow
#0E0818 · #0EFCF0 · #F72EAF · #8BFE42
Golden Monsoon
#19BE4D · #4FE868 · #E434AD · #F2BEDB
Tranquil Ruby Solace
#CA13AA · #EC34B7 · #4DEE6A · #A7F1C0
Scarlet Tempest
#11C057 · #3FEEA8 · #ED37A5 · #F1A4D5
Palette F5eeee
#F5EEEE · #EA21A2 · #AF05AA · #171313
Tranquil Ruby Tempest
#A661E6 · #D22EDE · #EA3AAE · #CF224C

Similar colors

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

#F72EAF#E434AD#EC34B7#ED37A5#EA21A2#EA3AAE#E630BB#FD23AD#EC3CAC#FA26A0#EC3BB6#FA39AE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE2BAC  ·  #EE2BAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE2BAD?

#EE2BAD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 43, 173). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE2BAD?

#EE2BAD is RGB 238, 43, 173 — HSL 320°, 85%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE2BAD?

Its complement is #2BEE6C; analogous partners are #CD2BEE and #EE2B4B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE2BAD for text?

Black text on #EE2BAD has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.76:1.