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#EE91C2 — Light Pink

#EE91C2 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #EE91C2 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.

#EE91C2 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 #91EEBC; it also sits naturally between #EB91EE and #EE9194. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE91C2 · RGB 238, 145, 194

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Color values

HEX#EE91C2
RGB238, 145, 194
HSL328°, 73%, 75%
HSV328°, 39%, 93%
CMYK0%, 39%, 18%, 7%
XYZ55.12, 42.32, 56.30
Yxy42.32, 0.3585, 0.2753
CIE-Lab71.09, 41.57, -10.37
Hunter Lab65.06, 41.52, -9.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 57% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 18% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE91C2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE91C2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE91C2

.text { color: #EE91C2; }
.background { background-color: #EE91C2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE91C2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 145, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 73%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE91C2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 145, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE91C2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 145, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE91C2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE91C2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE91C2

#E972B1#E453A0#DF348F#CF207E#B01C6B#8D1656#6E1143#4F0C30#31081D#12030B

Tints of #EE91C2

#EF9AC7#F1A2CC#F2ABD1#F3B4D6#F5C1DD#F7CAE2#F8D3E7#F9DCEC#FBE5F0#FCEDF5

Tones of #EE91C2

#E797C2#E09EC1#DAA4C1#D3ABC1#CDB2C0#C6B9C0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91EEBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.22:1 Fails
Against black text9.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #EE91C2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE91C2

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 #EE91C2: ·

How #EE91C2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C5B6Deuteranopia · #CBD2B3Tritanopia · #E9ADAB

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 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EE91C2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 0c359e
#0C359E · #EE99C2 · #FFE3CA · #F6F5F5
Hidden Ruby Twilight
#0DA250 · #36EE71 · #EC1D8E · #F097CA
Palette F599c6
#F599C6 · #FFEA88 · #7DCCAD · #4D6787
Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Palette F13e93
#F13E93 · #F891BB · #F9D0CD · #FAFFCB
Palette 15173d
#15173D · #982598 · #E491C9 · #F1E9E9

Similar colors

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

#EE99C2#F097CA#F599C6#EA9ABB#F891BB#E491C9#E893CF#E28DCA#E88EB4#F3A0C2#EDA1C1#E8A0BF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE91C1  ·  #EE91C3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE91C2?

#EE91C2 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 145, 194). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE91C2?

#EE91C2 is RGB 238, 145, 194 — HSL 328°, 73%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 18%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE91C2?

Its complement is #91EEBC; analogous partners are #EB91EE and #EE9194. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE91C2 for text?

Black text on #EE91C2 has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.