Palettes / Colors / #EF3EAD

#EF3EAD — Vivid Pink

#EF3EAD is a pink color we call Vivid 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 #EF3EAD 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.

#EF3EAD 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 #3EEF7F; it also sits naturally between #D83EEF and #EF3E55. 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 94% · Green 24% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 28% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EF3EAD

.text { color: #EF3EAD; }
.background { background-color: #EF3EAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF3EAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 62, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 85%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF3EAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 62, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF3EAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 62, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF3EAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF3EAD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF3EAD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3EEF7F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EF3EAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF3EAD

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 #EF3EAD 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 #EF3EAD 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

← #EF3EAC  ·  #EF3EAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF3EAD?

#EF3EAD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 62, 173). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF3EAD?

#EF3EAD is RGB 239, 62, 173 — HSL 322°, 85%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 28%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF3EAD?

Its complement is #3EEF7F; analogous partners are #D83EEF and #EF3E55. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF3EAD for text?

Black text on #EF3EAD has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.52:1.