Palettes / Colors / #CC004E

#CC004E — Vivid Pink

#CC004E is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

#CC004E 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 #00CC7E; it also sits naturally between #CC00B4 and #CC1800. 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 0% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 62% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CC004E

.text { color: #CC004E; }
.background { background-color: #CC004E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC004E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 0, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(337, 100%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC004E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 0, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC004E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 0, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC004E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC004E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC004E

Tints of #CC004E

Tones of #CC004E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #00CC7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC004E: #FFFFFF.

How #CC004E 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 #CC004E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC004E?

#CC004E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 204, 0, 78). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC004E?

#CC004E is RGB 204, 0, 78 — HSL 337°, 100%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 62%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC004E?

Its complement is #00CC7E; analogous partners are #CC00B4 and #CC1800. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC004E for text?

White text on #CC004E has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.68:1.