Palettes / Colors / #CB205E

#CB205E — Pink

#CB205E 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 #CB205E 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.

#CB205E 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 #20CB8C; it also sits naturally between #CB20B4 and #CB3720. 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 80% · Green 13% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 54% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CB205E

.text { color: #CB205E; }
.background { background-color: #CB205E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB205E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 32, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 73%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB205E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 32, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB205E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 32, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB205E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB205E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB205E

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Tones of #CB205E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #20CB8C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB205E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB205E

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 #CB205E 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 #CB205E 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

← #CB205D  ·  #CB205F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB205E?

#CB205E is Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 32, 94). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB205E?

#CB205E is RGB 203, 32, 94 — HSL 338°, 73%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 84%, 54%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB205E?

Its complement is #20CB8C; analogous partners are #CB20B4 and #CB3720. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB205E for text?

White text on #CB205E has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.91:1.