Palettes / Colors / #EE5B80

#EE5B80 — Vivid Red

#EE5B80 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

#EE5B80 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #5DEECA; it also sits naturally between #EE5DCA and #EE825D. 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 36% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 46% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EE5B80

.text { color: #EE5B80; }
.background { background-color: #EE5B80; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE5B80; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 91, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 81%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE5B80; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 91, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE5B80; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 91, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE5B80">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE5B80">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE5B80

Tints of #EE5B80

Tones of #EE5B80

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DEECA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE5B80: #000000.

How #EE5B80 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 #EE5B80 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE5B80?

#EE5B80 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 238, 91, 128). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE5B80?

#EE5B80 is RGB 238, 91, 128 — HSL 345°, 81%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 46%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE5B80?

Its complement is #5DEECA; analogous partners are #EE5DCA and #EE825D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE5B80 for text?

Black text on #EE5B80 has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.26:1.