Palettes / Colors / #EE49CB
#EE49CB — Vivid Pink
#EE49CB is a pink color we call Vivid 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 #EE49CB 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.
#EE49CB 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 #49EE6D; it also sits naturally between #BF49EE and #EE4978. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EE49CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 73, 203 |
| HSL | 313°, 83%, 61% |
| HSV | 313°, 69%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 69%, 15%, 7% |
| XYZ | 48.42, 27.25, 59.21 |
| Yxy | 27.25, 0.3590, 0.2021 |
| CIE-Lab | 59.21, 75.16, -33.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 52.21, 78.22, -34.83 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 29% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EE49CB
.text { color: #EE49CB; }
.background { background-color: #EE49CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE49CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 73, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 83%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE49CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 73, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE49CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 73, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EE49CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE49CB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #49EE6D:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.26:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.45:1 AA |
Best text color on #EE49CB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE49CB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EE49CB: ·
How #EE49CB 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 #EE49CB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EE49CB?
#EE49CB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 73, 203). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EE49CB?
#EE49CB is RGB 238, 73, 203 — HSL 313°, 83%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 15%, 7%.
What colors go with #EE49CB?
Its complement is #49EE6D; analogous partners are #BF49EE and #EE4978. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EE49CB for text?
Black text on #EE49CB has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.26:1.