Palettes / Colors / #DC285E

#DC285E — Pink

#DC285E is a pink color we call 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 #DC285E 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.

#DC285E 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 #28DCA6; it also sits naturally between #DC28B8 and #DC4C28. 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 16% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 57% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC285E

.text { color: #DC285E; }
.background { background-color: #DC285E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC285E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 40, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 72%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC285E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 40, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC285E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 40, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC285E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC285E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC285E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #28DCA6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC285E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC285E

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 #DC285E 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 #DC285E 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

← #DC285D  ·  #DC285F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC285E?

#DC285E is Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 40, 94). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC285E?

#DC285E is RGB 220, 40, 94 — HSL 342°, 72%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 57%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC285E?

Its complement is #28DCA6; analogous partners are #DC28B8 and #DC4C28. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC285E for text?

White text on #DC285E has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.51:1.