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#EE3AAE — Vivid Pink

#EE3AAE 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 #EE3AAE 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.

#EE3AAE 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 #3AEE79; it also sits naturally between #D33AEE and #EE3A55. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE3AAE · RGB 238, 58, 174

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Color values

HEX#EE3AAE
RGB238, 58, 174
HSL321°, 84%, 58%
HSV321°, 76%, 93%
CMYK0%, 76%, 27%, 7%
XYZ44.41, 24.26, 42.39
Yxy24.26, 0.3999, 0.2184
CIE-Lab56.35, 76.16, -21.30
Hunter Lab49.25, 78.62, -19.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 23% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE3AAE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE3AAE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE3AAE

.text { color: #EE3AAE; }
.background { background-color: #EE3AAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE3AAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 58, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(321, 84%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE3AAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 58, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE3AAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 58, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE3AAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE3AAE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE3AAE

#EC22A5#DD1396#C51186#A90F73#910D63#7A0B53#5E0840#460630#2A041D#13020D

Tints of #EE3AAE

#EF4DB7#F15FBE#F26EC4#F480CC#F693D3#F7A6DB#F9B9E2#FAC7E8#FCD9F0#FDECF7

Tones of #EE3AAE

#E147AB#D454A7#C760A3#BA6D9F#AE7A9C#A18798

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3AEE79:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.59:1 AA large only
Against black text5.85:1 AA

Best text color on #EE3AAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE3AAE

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 #EE3AAE: ·

How #EE3AAE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09E92Deuteranopia · #ABB88BTritanopia · #E57C77

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 #EE3AAE rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Aurora
#E71DDD · #EC3CAC · #F080A4 · #DF3C3E
Tranquil Ruby Tempest
#A661E6 · #D22EDE · #EA3AAE · #CF224C
Modern Canyon
#0F9939 · #70F1B8 · #EC3BB6 · #F09FD4
Misty Breeze
#EC41B3 · #871228 · #E5602B · #EDC23B
Scarlet Tempest
#11C057 · #3FEEA8 · #ED37A5 · #F1A4D5
Tranquil Ruby Solace
#CA13AA · #EC34B7 · #4DEE6A · #A7F1C0

Similar colors

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

#EC3CAC#EA3AAE#EC3BB6#EC41B3#ED37A5#EC34B7#E434AD#FA39AE#F72EAF#DF3EB1#FE37A7#ED3FBF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE3AAD  ·  #EE3AAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE3AAE?

#EE3AAE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 58, 174). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE3AAE?

#EE3AAE is RGB 238, 58, 174 — HSL 321°, 84%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE3AAE?

Its complement is #3AEE79; analogous partners are #D33AEE and #EE3A55. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE3AAE for text?

Black text on #EE3AAE has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.59:1.