Palettes / Colors / #EE7CAA

#EE7CAA — Light Pink

#EE7CAA is a pink color we call Light 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 #EE7CAA 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.

#EE7CAA 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 #7CEEC0; it also sits naturally between #EE7CE3 and #EE877C. 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 49% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE7CAA

.text { color: #EE7CAA; }
.background { background-color: #EE7CAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE7CAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 124, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 77%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE7CAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 124, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE7CAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 124, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE7CAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE7CAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7CEEC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE7CAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE7CAA

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 #EE7CAA 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 #EE7CAA 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

← #EE7CA9  ·  #EE7CAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE7CAA?

#EE7CAA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 124, 170). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE7CAA?

#EE7CAA is RGB 238, 124, 170 — HSL 336°, 77%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 29%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE7CAA?

Its complement is #7CEEC0; analogous partners are #EE7CE3 and #EE877C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE7CAA for text?

Black text on #EE7CAA has a contrast ratio of 8.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.