Palettes / Colors / #DF72AE

#DF72AE — Light Pink

#DF72AE is a pink color we call Light 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 #DF72AE 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.

#DF72AE 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 #72DFA3; it also sits naturally between #D972DF and #DF7277. 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 45% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DF72AE

.text { color: #DF72AE; }
.background { background-color: #DF72AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF72AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 114, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 63%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF72AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 114, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF72AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 114, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF72AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF72AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #72DFA3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DF72AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF72AE

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 #DF72AE 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 #DF72AE 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 #DF72AE?

#DF72AE is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 114, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF72AE?

#DF72AE is RGB 223, 114, 174 — HSL 327°, 63%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 22%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF72AE?

Its complement is #72DFA3; analogous partners are #D972DF and #DF7277. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF72AE for text?

Black text on #DF72AE has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.93:1.