Palettes / Colors / #DC045C

#DC045C — Vivid Pink

#DC045C is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #DC045C 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.

#DC045C 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 #04DC86; it also sits naturally between #DC04C6 and #DC1A04. 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 86% · Green 2% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 58% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC045C

.text { color: #DC045C; }
.background { background-color: #DC045C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC045C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 4, 92); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 96%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC045C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 4, 92, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC045C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 4, 92, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC045C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC045C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #04DC86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC045C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC045C

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 #DC045C 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 #DC045C 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

← #DC045B  ·  #DC045D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC045C?

#DC045C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 4, 92). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC045C?

#DC045C is RGB 220, 4, 92 — HSL 336°, 96%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 58%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC045C?

Its complement is #04DC86; analogous partners are #DC04C6 and #DC1A04. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC045C for text?

White text on #DC045C has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.22:1.