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#D142BC — Pink

#D142BC is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #D142BC 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.

#D142BC 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 #42D158; it also sits naturally between #9F42D1 and #D14274. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D142BC · RGB 209, 66, 188

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Color values

HEX#D142BC
RGB209, 66, 188
HSL309°, 61%, 54%
HSV309°, 68%, 82%
CMYK0%, 68%, 10%, 18%
XYZ37.32, 21.08, 49.68
Yxy21.08, 0.3453, 0.1951
CIE-Lab53.04, 68.55, -34.94
Hunter Lab45.92, 68.25, -35.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 26% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 10% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D142BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D142BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D142BC

.text { color: #D142BC; }
.background { background-color: #D142BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D142BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(209, 66, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 61%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D142BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(209, 66, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D142BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(209, 66, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D142BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D142BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D142BC

#C931B2#B52CA0#A0278E#8C227C#771D6A#631857#4E1345#390E33#250921#10040F

Tints of #D142BC

#D553C2#D963C7#DE78CF#E288D5#E698DA#EAA9E0#EEB9E6#F3CEED#F7DEF3#FBEFF9

Tones of #D142BC

#C74DB4#BD56AE#B361A6#A86B9F#9E7698#947F91

Color harmonies

Complementary — #42D158:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.03:1 AA large only
Against black text5.22:1 AA

Best text color on #D142BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D142BC

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 #D142BC: ·

How #D142BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #93929EDeuteranopia · #9BA697Tritanopia · #CA8782

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D142BC rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Breeze
#CC42BC · #C93481 · #D27683 · #BC593C
Radiant Ruby Summit
#5962D1 · #9450D5 · #D041C2 · #DC7C9A
Royal Terrace
#1A5386 · #2E26CB · #9B43CF · #D83EB8
Velvet Ruby Bloom
#572A92 · #CA49BB · #DA7F91 · #E8CAAE
Cosmic Meadow
#3566B6 · #4431C1 · #B16ED7 · #CA41B4
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE

Similar colors

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

#CC42BC#D041C2#D83EB8#CA49BB#CA41B4#D639C1#DD43BC#D147C8#C440BC#C738BD#C835BE#DB39B3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D142BB  ·  #D142BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D142BC?

#D142BC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 209, 66, 188). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D142BC?

#D142BC is RGB 209, 66, 188 — HSL 309°, 61%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 10%, 18%.

What colors go with #D142BC?

Its complement is #42D158; analogous partners are #9F42D1 and #D14274. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D142BC for text?

Black text on #D142BC has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.03:1.