Palettes / Colors / #DD229E

#DD229E — Pink

#DD229E is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

#DD229E 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 #22DD60; it also sits naturally between #BE22DD and #DD2241. 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 87% · Green 13% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 85% · Yellow 29% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DD229E

.text { color: #DD229E; }
.background { background-color: #DD229E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD229E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 34, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 73%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD229E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 34, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD229E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 34, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD229E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD229E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DD229E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #22DD60:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DD229E: #000000.

How #DD229E 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 #DD229E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD229E?

#DD229E is Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 34, 158). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD229E?

#DD229E is RGB 221, 34, 158 — HSL 320°, 73%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 85%, 29%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD229E?

Its complement is #22DD60; analogous partners are #BE22DD and #DD2241. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD229E for text?

Black text on #DD229E has a contrast ratio of 4.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.38:1.