Palettes / Colors / #EE72BA

#EE72BA — Light Vivid Pink

#EE72BA is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

#EE72BA 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 #72EEA6; it also sits naturally between #E372EE and #EE727D. 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 45% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 22% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE72BA

.text { color: #EE72BA; }
.background { background-color: #EE72BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE72BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 114, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 78%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE72BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 114, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE72BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 114, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE72BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE72BA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #72EEA6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE72BA: #000000.

How #EE72BA 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 #EE72BA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE72BA?

#EE72BA is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 114, 186). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE72BA?

#EE72BA is RGB 238, 114, 186 — HSL 325°, 78%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 22%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE72BA?

Its complement is #72EEA6; analogous partners are #E372EE and #EE727D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE72BA for text?

Black text on #EE72BA has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.71:1.