Palettes / Colors / #EE5B81

#EE5B81 — Vivid Pink

#EE5B81 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

#EE5B81 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 #5DEEC7; it also sits naturally between #EE5DCC and #EE7F5D. 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 51%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE5B81

.text { color: #EE5B81; }
.background { background-color: #EE5B81; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE5B81; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 91, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 81%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE5B81; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 91, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE5B81; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 91, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE5B81">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE5B81">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DEEC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE5B81: #000000.

How #EE5B81 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 #EE5B81

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 #EE5B81?

#EE5B81 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 91, 129). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE5B81?

#EE5B81 is RGB 238, 91, 129 — HSL 344°, 81%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 46%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE5B81?

Its complement is #5DEEC7; analogous partners are #EE5DCC and #EE7F5D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE5B81 for text?

Black text on #EE5B81 has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.26:1.