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#CA2152 — Pink

#CA2152 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #CA2152 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.

#CA2152 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 #21CA9A; it also sits naturally between #CA21A5 and #CA4521. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA2152 · RGB 202, 33, 82

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Color values

HEX#CA2152
RGB202, 33, 82
HSL343°, 72%, 46%
HSV343°, 84%, 79%
CMYK0%, 84%, 59%, 21%
XYZ26.42, 14.25, 9.34
Yxy14.25, 0.5283, 0.2850
CIE-Lab44.59, 65.15, 16.26
Hunter Lab37.75, 61.85, 10.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 13% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 59% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA2152 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA2152 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA2152

.text { color: #CA2152; }
.background { background-color: #CA2152; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA2152; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 33, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 72%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA2152; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 33, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA2152; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 33, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA2152">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA2152">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA2152

#B81E4A#A71B43#91183A#7F1533#6E122C#5C0F25#4B0C1E#350915#23060E#120307

Tints of #CA2152

#DC285B#E03E6C#E3547D#E76A8D#EA809E#EE96AF#F1ACBF#F5C2D0#F9D8E1#FCEDF2

Tones of #CA2152

#BE2D56#B1395B#A54560#9A5166#8E5D6B#816A70

Color harmonies

Complementary — #21CA9A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.45:1 AA
Against black text3.85:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CA2152: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA2152

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 #CA2152: ·

How #CA2152 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #817F46Deuteranopia · #8B9743Tritanopia · #C23D3B

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 rose 600 · #E11D48Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Material Pink 500 · #E91E63

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA2152 rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ember
#951CAD · #671151 · #CF1D55 · #842318
Palette 03aed2
#03AED2 · #F8DE22 · #F45B26 · #D12052
Tranquil Ruby Tempest
#A661E6 · #D22EDE · #EA3AAE · #CF224C
Palette F63049
#F63049 · #D02752 · #8A244B · #111F35
Gentle Mosaic
#D32ABE · #CD2659 · #D66F49 · #86751A
Palette 000000
#000000 · #CB2957 · #DDDDDD · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

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

#CF1D55#D12052#CF224C#D02752#CD2659#CB2957#C11D53#CC2B52#CD1F5C#BE2254#CD2C58#D61D4E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA2151  ·  #CA2153 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA2152?

#CA2152 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 33, 82). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA2152?

#CA2152 is RGB 202, 33, 82 — HSL 343°, 72%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 84%, 59%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA2152?

Its complement is #21CA9A; analogous partners are #CA21A5 and #CA4521. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA2152 for text?

White text on #CA2152 has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.85:1.