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#DF7CA2 — Light Pink

#DF7CA2 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 #DF7CA2 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.

#DF7CA2 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 #7CDFB9; it also sits naturally between #DF7CD4 and #DF877C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF7CA2 · RGB 223, 124, 162

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Color values

HEX#DF7CA2
RGB223, 124, 162
HSL337°, 61%, 68%
HSV337°, 44%, 87%
CMYK0%, 44%, 27%, 13%
XYZ44.16, 32.71, 38.17
Yxy32.71, 0.3839, 0.2843
CIE-Lab63.93, 42.75, -3.21
Hunter Lab57.19, 41.44, -2.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 49% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 27% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF7CA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF7CA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF7CA2

.text { color: #DF7CA2; }
.background { background-color: #DF7CA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF7CA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 124, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(337, 61%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF7CA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 124, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF7CA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 124, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF7CA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF7CA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF7CA2

#D96390#D2467C#C9316B#AC2A5C#94244F#7B1E42#5E1732#461125#290A16#100409

Tints of #DF7CA2

#E288AB#E594B3#E79CB9#EAA9C2#EDB5CB#F0C1D3#F3CEDC#F5D6E2#F8E2EB#FBEFF3

Tones of #DF7CA2

#D883A3#D189A5#CA91A7#C398A8#BBA0AA#B5A6AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7CDFB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.78:1 Fails
Against black text7.54:1 AAA

Best text color on #DF7CA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF7CA2

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 #DF7CA2: ·

How #DF7CA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B4B399Deuteranopia · #BAC197Tritanopia · #DA9290

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 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF7CA2 rather than the exact color:

Silent Ruby Lagoon
#741B3F · #E07E9D · #61D9A9 · #A6E3CE
Dusty Monsoon
#311FD6 · #B779E4 · #E54BDA · #E27CA9
Radiant Ruby Summit
#5962D1 · #9450D5 · #D041C2 · #DC7C9A
Lucky Ruby Marble
#E87FA6 · #E2876C · #BFA522 · #7AB82A
Vivid Ruby Cinder
#DD7896 · #DB6239 · #E4D289 · #BAE46C
Burning Monsoon
#DF8699 · #CF5972 · #982941 · #5D1D2A

Similar colors

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

#E07E9D#E27CA9#DC7C9A#E87FA6#DD7896#DF8699#E688A1#E279B0#E675AD#D2799B#EC7FA9#EA85A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF7CA1  ·  #DF7CA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF7CA2?

#DF7CA2 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 124, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF7CA2?

#DF7CA2 is RGB 223, 124, 162 — HSL 337°, 61%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF7CA2?

Its complement is #7CDFB9; analogous partners are #DF7CD4 and #DF877C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF7CA2 for text?

Black text on #DF7CA2 has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.78:1.