Palettes / Colors / #EE53AE

#EE53AE — Vivid Pink

#EE53AE 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 #EE53AE 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.

#EE53AE 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 #53EE94; it also sits naturally between #E153EE and #EE5360. 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 33% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE53AE

.text { color: #EE53AE; }
.background { background-color: #EE53AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE53AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 83, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 82%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE53AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 83, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE53AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 83, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE53AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE53AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #53EE94:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE53AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE53AE

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:

How #EE53AE 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 #EE53AE 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

← #EE53AD  ·  #EE53AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE53AE?

#EE53AE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 83, 174). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE53AE?

#EE53AE is RGB 238, 83, 174 — HSL 325°, 82%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE53AE?

Its complement is #53EE94; analogous partners are #E153EE and #EE5360. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE53AE for text?

Black text on #EE53AE has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.24:1.