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#CA2154 — Pink

#CA2154 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 #CA2154 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.

#CA2154 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 #21CA97; it also sits naturally between #CA21A8 and #CA4321. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA2154 · RGB 202, 33, 84

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Color values

HEX#CA2154
RGB202, 33, 84
HSL342°, 72%, 46%
HSV342°, 84%, 79%
CMYK0%, 84%, 58%, 21%
XYZ26.50, 14.28, 9.75
Yxy14.28, 0.5244, 0.2827
CIE-Lab44.64, 65.28, 15.08
Hunter Lab37.79, 62.01, 9.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 13% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 58% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA2154 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA2154 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA2154

.text { color: #CA2154; }
.background { background-color: #CA2154; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA2154; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 33, 84); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 72%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA2154; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 33, 84, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA2154; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 33, 84, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA2154">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA2154">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA2154

#B81E4C#A71B45#91183C#7F1535#6E122D#5C0F26#4B0C1F#350916#23060F#120307

Tints of #CA2154

#DC285E#E03E6E#E3547F#E76A8F#EA80A0#EE96B0#F1ACC1#F5C2D1#F9D8E1#FCEDF2

Tones of #CA2154

#BE2D58#B1395D#A54562#9A5167#8E5D6B#816A71

Color harmonies

Complementary — #21CA97:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.44:1 AA
Against black text3.86:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CA2154: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA2154

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 #CA2154: ·

How #CA2154 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #817F48Deuteranopia · #8B9745Tritanopia · #C23E3C

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 #CA2154 rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ember
#951CAD · #671151 · #CF1D55 · #842318
Palette 03aed2
#03AED2 · #F8DE22 · #F45B26 · #D12052
Gentle Mosaic
#D32ABE · #CD2659 · #D66F49 · #86751A
Palette 000000
#000000 · #CB2957 · #DDDDDD · #EEEEEE
Palette F63049
#F63049 · #D02752 · #8A244B · #111F35
Smoky Ruby Harbor
#1D54BC · #CD1F5C · #5ED020 · #A8C8E8

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA2153  ·  #CA2155 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA2154?

#CA2154 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 33, 84). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA2154?

#CA2154 is RGB 202, 33, 84 — HSL 342°, 72%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 84%, 58%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA2154?

Its complement is #21CA97; analogous partners are #CA21A8 and #CA4321. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA2154 for text?

White text on #CA2154 has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.86:1.