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#DF166B — Vivid Pink

#DF166B is a pink color we call Vivid 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 #DF166B 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.

#DF166B 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 #16DF8B; it also sits naturally between #DF16CE and #DF2716. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF166B · RGB 223, 22, 107

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Color values

HEX#DF166B
RGB223, 22, 107
HSL335°, 82%, 48%
HSV335°, 90%, 87%
CMYK0%, 90%, 52%, 13%
XYZ33.37, 17.32, 15.49
Yxy17.32, 0.5042, 0.2617
CIE-Lab48.66, 74.01, 7.07
Hunter Lab41.62, 73.66, 4.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 9% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 52% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF166B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF166B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF166B

.text { color: #DF166B; }
.background { background-color: #DF166B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF166B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 22, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 82%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF166B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 22, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF166B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 22, 107, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF166B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF166B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF166B

#CC1461#B51256#A2104D#8B0E42#790C39#660A30#4F0825#3C061D#250412#130209

Tints of #DF166B

#E92577#EC3C85#EE4F91#F0669F#F27DAE#F494BC#F7ABCB#F9BED6#FBD5E5#FDECF3

Tones of #DF166B

#D0256C#C3326E#B44171#A55073#975E76#896C78

Color harmonies

Complementary — #16DF8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.70:1 AA
Against black text4.46:1 AA large only

Best text color on #DF166B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF166B

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 #DF166B: ·

How #DF166B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #888656Deuteranopia · #94A351Tritanopia · #D54643

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:

Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF166B rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Horizon
#850FA5 · #C511A6 · #DC136B · #E5252F
Golden Ruby Cinder
#E31764 · #BD331F · #BF841E · #A0B713
Gentle Marble
#DE3A7A · #E51F6C · #AC1A53 · #6B0F33
Crystal Ruby Petal
#184A9A · #D82268 · #7BE03D · #D1DEF3
Cosmic Garden
#12C688 · #38ECD8 · #E0155B · #F4B8CF
Dusty Mirage
#4126C4 · #B96FE7 · #D839D0 · #DC197B

Similar colors

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

#DC136B#E31764#E51F6C#D82268#E0155B#DC197B#DB2463#D31B76#D5246A#EA2264#CF1C64#D32273

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF166A  ·  #DF166C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF166B?

#DF166B is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 22, 107). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF166B?

#DF166B is RGB 223, 22, 107 — HSL 335°, 82%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 90%, 52%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF166B?

Its complement is #16DF8B; analogous partners are #DF16CE and #DF2716. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF166B for text?

White text on #DF166B has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.46:1.