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#EE7CBC — Light Pink

#EE7CBC 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 #EE7CBC 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.

#EE7CBC 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 #7CEEAD; it also sits naturally between #E67CEE and #EE7C84. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE7CBC · RGB 238, 124, 188

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Color values

HEX#EE7CBC
RGB238, 124, 188
HSL326°, 77%, 71%
HSV326°, 48%, 93%
CMYK0%, 48%, 21%, 7%
XYZ51.54, 36.22, 51.85
Yxy36.22, 0.3692, 0.2594
CIE-Lab66.69, 51.32, -13.61
Hunter Lab60.19, 51.57, -12.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 49% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE7CBC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE7CBC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE7CBC

.text { color: #EE7CBC; }
.background { background-color: #EE7CBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE7CBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 124, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 77%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE7CBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 124, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE7CBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 124, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE7CBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE7CBC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE7CBC

#EA5DAD#E6419F#E2228F#C71A7C#AC166B#8C1257#6C0E43#4D0A30#32061F#12020B

Tints of #EE7CBC

#F08AC4#F193C8#F3A0CF#F4A9D4#F6B7DA#F7C0DF#F9CDE6#FAD6EA#FBE4F1#FDEDF6

Tones of #EE7CBC

#E684BC#DE8CBA#D695B9#CD9DB8#C5A5B7#BDADB6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7CEEAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.55:1 Fails
Against black text8.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #EE7CBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE7CBC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EE7CBC: ·

How #EE7CBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BDBCADDeuteranopia · #C3CCA9Tritanopia · #E8A09E

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:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EE7CBC rather than the exact color:

Palette 10439f
#10439F · #874CCC · #C65BCF · #F27BBD
Palette 0e21a0
#0E21A0 · #4D2FB2 · #B153D7 · #F375C2
Palette F1e290
#F1E290 · #F677C1 · #9B3284 · #690074
Palette Fceef5
#FCEEF5 · #F3BAD6 · #EA86B6 · #E05297
Velvet Twilight
#AA2A88 · #E07FBD · #6BDA88 · #CDEED9
Golden Ruby Saffron
#BE2254 · #E672B3 · #26D49C · #C2EFE7

Similar colors

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

#F27BBD#F375C2#F677C1#EA86B6#E07FBD#E672B3#E486B5#F075AE#ED6EB4#E178C5#E279B0#E675AD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE7CBB  ·  #EE7CBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE7CBC?

#EE7CBC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 124, 188). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE7CBC?

#EE7CBC is RGB 238, 124, 188 — HSL 326°, 77%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE7CBC?

Its complement is #7CEEAD; analogous partners are #E67CEE and #EE7C84. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE7CBC for text?

Black text on #EE7CBC has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.55:1.