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#DF4E99 — Pink

#DF4E99 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #DF4E99 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.

#DF4E99 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 #4EDF94; it also sits naturally between #DC4EDF and #DF4E51. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF4E99 · RGB 223, 78, 153

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Color values

HEX#DF4E99
RGB223, 78, 153
HSL329°, 69%, 59%
HSV329°, 65%, 87%
CMYK0%, 65%, 31%, 13%
XYZ38.91, 23.44, 32.61
Yxy23.44, 0.4097, 0.2468
CIE-Lab55.52, 62.97, -10.50
Hunter Lab48.41, 62.29, -9.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 31% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 31% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF4E99 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF4E99 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF4E99

.text { color: #DF4E99; }
.background { background-color: #DF4E99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF4E99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 78, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF4E99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 78, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF4E99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 78, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF4E99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF4E99">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF4E99

#DB398C#CF267D#B92270#9F1D61#8A1953#701544#5A1137#410C27#2B081A#11030A

Tints of #DF4E99

#E260A3#E46CAA#E77EB4#EA8FBE#EEA0C8#F0ADD0#F3BEDA#F6D0E4#F9DDEB#FCEEF5

Tones of #DF4E99

#D45999#CA6398#BF6E98#B67797#AB8297#A18C97

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDF94:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.69:1 AA large only
Against black text5.69:1 AA

Best text color on #DF4E99: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF4E99

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 #DF4E99: ·

How #DF4E99 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F87Deuteranopia · #A9B483Tritanopia · #D87975

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 rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF4E99 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fceef5
#FCEEF5 · #F3BAD6 · #EA86B6 · #E05297
Tranquil Ruby Twilight
#6FB51D · #4C9EE3 · #E24A9C · #D5E8AB
Mellow Ember
#4315C6 · #9B22AB · #E4529B · #B52F1C
Cosmic Ruby Twilight
#921DC8 · #EC5BE0 · #E74A9B · #F37382
Palette Fffeec
#FFFEEC · #AEDDCD · #E4508F · #556FB5
Honey Ruby Tempest
#F2C5DF · #DB52A3 · #5B103D · #420B2B

Similar colors

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

#E05297#E24A9C#E4529B#E74A9B#E4508F#DB52A3#D9599D#D854A3#E84594#D450A1#DA498D#E458A2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF4E98  ·  #DF4E9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF4E99?

#DF4E99 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 78, 153). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF4E99?

#DF4E99 is RGB 223, 78, 153 — HSL 329°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 31%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF4E99?

Its complement is #4EDF94; analogous partners are #DC4EDF and #DF4E51. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF4E99 for text?

Black text on #DF4E99 has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.69:1.