Palettes / Colors / #DD3C8A

#DD3C8A — Pink

#DD3C8A 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 #DD3C8A 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.

#DD3C8A 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 #3CDD8F; it also sits naturally between #DD3CDA and #DD3F3C. 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 24% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 38% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DD3C8A

.text { color: #DD3C8A; }
.background { background-color: #DD3C8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD3C8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 60, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 70%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD3C8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 60, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD3C8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 60, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD3C8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD3C8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3CDD8F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DD3C8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD3C8A

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 #DD3C8A 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 #DD3C8A 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

← #DD3C89  ·  #DD3C8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD3C8A?

#DD3C8A is Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 60, 138). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD3C8A?

#DD3C8A is RGB 221, 60, 138 — HSL 331°, 70%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 73%, 38%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD3C8A?

Its complement is #3CDD8F; analogous partners are #DD3CDA and #DD3F3C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD3C8A for text?

Black text on #DD3C8A has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.13:1.