Palettes / Colors / #EF43CA

#EF43CA — Vivid Pink

#EF43CA 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 #EF43CA 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.

#EF43CA 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 #43EF68; it also sits naturally between #BE43EF and #EF4374. 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 26% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EF43CA

.text { color: #EF43CA; }
.background { background-color: #EF43CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF43CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 67, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 84%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF43CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 67, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF43CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 67, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF43CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF43CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #43EF68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EF43CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF43CA

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 #EF43CA 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 #EF43CA 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

← #EF43C9  ·  #EF43CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF43CA?

#EF43CA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 67, 202). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF43CA?

#EF43CA is RGB 239, 67, 202 — HSL 313°, 84%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF43CA?

Its complement is #43EF68; analogous partners are #BE43EF and #EF4374. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF43CA for text?

Black text on #EF43CA has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.