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#DE2BA2 — Pink

#DE2BA2 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #DE2BA2 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.

#DE2BA2 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 #2BDE67; it also sits naturally between #C02BDE and #DE2B49. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DE2BA2 · RGB 222, 43, 162

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Color values

HEX#DE2BA2
RGB222, 43, 162
HSL320°, 73%, 52%
HSV320°, 81%, 87%
CMYK0%, 81%, 27%, 13%
XYZ37.51, 19.87, 36.04
Yxy19.87, 0.4015, 0.2127
CIE-Lab51.69, 75.00, -21.65
Hunter Lab44.57, 75.79, -19.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 17% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 27% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DE2BA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DE2BA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DE2BA2

.text { color: #DE2BA2; }
.background { background-color: #DE2BA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE2BA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 43, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 73%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE2BA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 43, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE2BA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 43, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE2BA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE2BA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DE2BA2

#CF2095#B91D85#A81A78#921769#7C1359#651049#4F0C39#3E0A2C#28061D#12030D

Tints of #DE2BA2

#E13DAA#E453B4#E765BB#EA7BC5#ED8CCD#F09ED5#F3B4DE#F6C6E6#F9DCF0#FCEDF7

Tones of #DE2BA2

#D2379E#C4459A#B85196#AB5F91#9E6B8D#917889

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2BDE67:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.22:1 AA large only
Against black text4.97:1 AA

Best text color on #DE2BA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DE2BA2

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 #DE2BA2: ·

How #DE2BA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #908F85Deuteranopia · #9BA87ETritanopia · #D56E69

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 500 · #EC4899Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DE2BA2 rather than the exact color:

Golden Aurora
#7E41DA · #B958E2 · #EA56E8 · #DD33A6
Tranquil Meadow
#E57AEB · #DE369C · #D72F4A · #D36234
Radiant Saffron
#2091B8 · #D424A7 · #B3DD3A · #AAD6E7
Electric Breeze
#73128D · #D127A3 · #7C132E · #DA4318
Tranquil Petal
#CF2BA5 · #DA606F · #8D5822 · #BED32C
Gentle Ruby Zephyr
#5526C5 · #A930C0 · #D63297 · #DA3C48

Similar colors

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

#DD33A6#DE369C#D424A7#D127A3#CF2BA5#D63297#CF2D9F#E434AD#D82894#D133A5#EA21A2#D0299B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DE2BA1  ·  #DE2BA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DE2BA2?

#DE2BA2 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 43, 162). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE2BA2?

#DE2BA2 is RGB 222, 43, 162 — HSL 320°, 73%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 81%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #DE2BA2?

Its complement is #2BDE67; analogous partners are #C02BDE and #DE2B49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE2BA2 for text?

Black text on #DE2BA2 has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.22:1.