Sea Pink Color
Sea Pink is a red color with hex code #ED989E. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with sea pink, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Sea Pink Color Values
What Does Sea Pink Mean?
Sea Pink belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. As a lighter shade, Sea Pink reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Sea Pink is classified as a pink (nearest centroid: strong pink, #EA9399).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Sea Pink
Sea Pink and #97EDE7 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #ED97C8 and #EDBC97, which sit beside sea pink on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair sea pink with triadic partners #9DED97 and #979DED. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Sweet Pink —
#FD9FA2(Delta E 5) - Wewak —
#F19BAB(Delta E 5) - Mauvelous —
#EF98AA(Delta E 6) - Dusty Pink —
#D58A94(Delta E 8) - Petite Orchid —
#DB9690(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #ED989E; }
.background { background-color: #ED989E; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ED989E; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #ED989E40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for sea pink?
Sea Pink has the hex code #ED989E. In RGB notation it is rgb(237, 152, 158), in HSL it is hsl(356, 70%, 76%), and its OKLCH value is 0.767, 0.102, 15.2.
What does the color sea pink mean?
Red-family colors like sea pink carry distinct psychological associations. Sea Pink belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. As a lighter shade, Sea Pink reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with sea pink?
Sea Pink has three easy routes: its complement #97EDE7 for punch, its neighbors #ED97C8 and #EDBC97 for something calmer, or triadic partners #9DED97 and #979DED when you want energy.
Is sea pink a standard web color?
No — Sea Pink is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #ED989E or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make sea pink lighter or darker?
To lighten sea pink, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FCEEEF (lightest tint) to #380A0D (darkest shade).
About Sea Pink
Sea Pink is classified as a Pink in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Red hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #ED989E to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.