Palettes / Colors / #CC147C

#CC147C — Vivid Pink

#CC147C is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

#CC147C 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 #14CC64; it also sits naturally between #C014CC and #CC1420. 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 8% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 39% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CC147C

.text { color: #CC147C; }
.background { background-color: #CC147C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC147C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 20, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 82%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC147C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 20, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC147C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 20, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC147C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC147C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #14CC64:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC147C: #FFFFFF.

How #CC147C 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 #CC147C 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

← #CC147B  ·  #CC147D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC147C?

#CC147C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 204, 20, 124). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC147C?

#CC147C is RGB 204, 20, 124 — HSL 326°, 82%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 90%, 39%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC147C?

Its complement is #14CC64; analogous partners are #C014CC and #CC1420. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC147C for text?

White text on #CC147C has a contrast ratio of 5.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.96:1.