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#CC146D — Vivid Pink

#CC146D is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #CC146D 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.

#CC146D 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 #14CC73; it also sits naturally between #CC14C9 and #CC1714. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CC146D · RGB 204, 20, 109

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Color values

HEX#CC146D
RGB204, 20, 109
HSL331°, 82%, 44%
HSV331°, 90%, 80%
CMYK0%, 90%, 47%, 20%
XYZ27.91, 14.44, 15.78
Yxy14.44, 0.4801, 0.2484
CIE-Lab44.86, 70.02, -0.13
Hunter Lab38.00, 67.69, -0.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 8% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 47% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CC146D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CC146D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CC146D

.text { color: #CC146D; }
.background { background-color: #CC146D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC146D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 20, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 82%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC146D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 20, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC146D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 20, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC146D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC146D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC146D

#BA1263#A71159#950F4F#820D45#6F0B3C#5D0932#4A0728#38061E#250414#13020A

Tints of #CC146D

#E3167A#EA2A86#ED4596#EF5DA3#F174B0#F48BBE#F6A2CB#F9BEDA#FBD5E7#FDECF5

Tones of #CC146D

#BF226E#B22E6E#A53B6E#97496F#8A566F#7E6370

Color harmonies

Complementary — #14CC73:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.40:1 AA
Against black text3.89:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CC146D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC146D

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 #CC146D: ·

How #CC146D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7C7B57Deuteranopia · #879552Tritanopia · #C34643

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 pink 600 · #DB2777Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CC146D rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Horizon
#CF1277 · #F26BD1 · #16EA79 · #AFF3DB
Royal Ruby Mirage
#17AB70 · #78EDD8 · #CF1C64 · #EDA9B7
Lucky Horizon
#9F228B · #D31B76 · #881C2C · #7C240E
Palette Ff714b
#FF714B · #C71E64 · #4D2D8C · #F2F2F2
Dreamy Terrace
#171F78 · #7C1EE2 · #E52DDE · #C61A60
Radiant Ruby Horizon
#850FA5 · #C511A6 · #DC136B · #E5252F

Similar colors

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

#CF1277#CF1C64#D31B76#C71E64#C61A60#DC136B#C1206D#D32273#BE1D75#D5246A#D82268#CD1F5C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC146C  ·  #CC146E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC146D?

#CC146D is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 204, 20, 109). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC146D?

#CC146D is RGB 204, 20, 109 — HSL 331°, 82%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 90%, 47%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC146D?

Its complement is #14CC73; analogous partners are #CC14C9 and #CC1714. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC146D for text?

White text on #CC146D has a contrast ratio of 5.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.89:1.