Palettes / Colors / #CD377B

#CD377B — Pink

#CD377B is a pink color we call 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 #CD377B 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.

#CD377B 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 #37CD8A; it also sits naturally between #CD37C6 and #CD3F37. 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 22% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 40% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD377B

.text { color: #CD377B; }
.background { background-color: #CD377B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD377B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 55, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(333, 60%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD377B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 55, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD377B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 55, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD377B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD377B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #37CD8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD377B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD377B

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 #CD377B 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 #CD377B 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

← #CD377A  ·  #CD377C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD377B?

#CD377B is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 55, 123). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD377B?

#CD377B is RGB 205, 55, 123 — HSL 333°, 60%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 73%, 40%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD377B?

Its complement is #37CD8A; analogous partners are #CD37C6 and #CD3F37. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD377B for text?

White text on #CD377B has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.43:1.