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#DB337F — Pink

#DB337F 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 #DB337F 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.

#DB337F 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 #33DB90; it also sits naturally between #DB33D3 and #DB3C33. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DB337F · RGB 219, 51, 127

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Color values

HEX#DB337F
RGB219, 51, 127
HSL333°, 70%, 53%
HSV333°, 77%, 86%
CMYK0%, 77%, 42%, 14%
XYZ34.23, 18.96, 21.93
Yxy18.96, 0.4556, 0.2524
CIE-Lab50.64, 68.48, -2.35
Hunter Lab43.54, 67.49, -1.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 20% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 42% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DB337F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DB337F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DB337F

.text { color: #DB337F; }
.background { background-color: #DB337F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB337F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 51, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(333, 70%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB337F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 51, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB337F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 51, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB337F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB337F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB337F

#D02572#BA2166#A51D5A#8F194E#7E1645#681239#520F2D#3D0B21#270715#110309

Tints of #DB337F

#DE458A#E25A97#E56CA2#E87DAD#EC93BB#EFA4C6#F2B5D1#F5C7DC#F9DCE9#FCEEF4

Tones of #DB337F

#CF3F80#C34B81#B75782#AB6384#9F6F85#937B86

Color harmonies

Complementary — #33DB90:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.38:1 AA large only
Against black text4.79:1 AA

Best text color on #DB337F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB337F

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 #DB337F: ·

How #DB337F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #92916DDeuteranopia · #9CA968Tritanopia · #D35E5B

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 · #DB2777Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Pink 500 · #E91E63

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DB337F rather than the exact color:

Palette F8f4ec
#F8F4EC · #FF9BD2 · #D63484 · #402B3A
Palette Ffca95
#FFCA95 · #FF7873 · #E22F80 · #8140DC
Gentle Marble
#DE3A7A · #E51F6C · #AC1A53 · #6B0F33
Dreamy Monsoon
#16AC71 · #51E98B · #E5347B · #EDA4B7
Wild Ruby Bloom
#1A508A · #D7287D · #73C525 · #A9BEE5
Vivid Garden
#468816 · #2064C4 · #DF3F81 · #C3E7A9

Similar colors

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

#D63484#E22F80#DE3A7A#E5347B#D7287D#DF3F81#CE3180#E13F7C#E73879#D12A7A#E53888#DF3B8D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DB337E  ·  #DB3380 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB337F?

#DB337F is Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 51, 127). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB337F?

#DB337F is RGB 219, 51, 127 — HSL 333°, 70%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 42%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB337F?

Its complement is #33DB90; analogous partners are #DB33D3 and #DB3C33. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB337F for text?

Black text on #DB337F has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.38:1.