Palettes / Colors / #CD2659

#CD2659 — Pink

#CD2659 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

#CD2659 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 #26CF9C; it also sits naturally between #CF26AD and #CF4826. 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 15% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 57% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD2659

.text { color: #CD2659; }
.background { background-color: #CD2659; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD2659; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 38, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 69%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD2659; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 38, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD2659; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 38, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD2659">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD2659">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD2659

Tints of #CD2659

Tones of #CD2659

Color harmonies

Complementary — #26CF9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD2659: #FFFFFF.

How #CD2659 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 #CD2659

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD2659 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

← #CD2658  ·  #CD265A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD2659?

#CD2659 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 38, 89). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD2659?

#CD2659 is RGB 205, 38, 89 — HSL 342°, 69%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 81%, 57%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD2659?

Its complement is #26CF9C; analogous partners are #CF26AD and #CF4826. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD2659 for text?

White text on #CD2659 has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.02:1.