Palettes / Colors / #EF5DAD

#EF5DAD — Vivid Pink

#EF5DAD 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 #EF5DAD 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.

#EF5DAD 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 #5DEF9E; it also sits naturally between #E85DEF and #EF5D64. 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 36% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 28% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EF5DAD

.text { color: #EF5DAD; }
.background { background-color: #EF5DAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF5DAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 93, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 82%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF5DAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 93, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF5DAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 93, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF5DAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF5DAD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DEF9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EF5DAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF5DAD

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 #EF5DAD 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 #EF5DAD 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

← #EF5DAC  ·  #EF5DAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF5DAD?

#EF5DAD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 93, 173). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF5DAD?

#EF5DAD is RGB 239, 93, 173 — HSL 327°, 82%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 28%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF5DAD?

Its complement is #5DEF9E; analogous partners are #E85DEF and #EF5D64. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF5DAD for text?

Black text on #EF5DAD has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.07:1.