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#DC189E Color

#DC189E is rgb(220, 24, 158) in RGB, hsl(319, 80%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 28%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Frostbite (#E936A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC189E
HEX#DC189E
RGBrgb(220, 24, 158)
HSLhsl(319, 80%, 48%)
HSVhsv(319, 89%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 28%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.244 346.1)
LABlab(50.28% 75.85 -20.95)
LCHlch(50.28% 78.69 344.56)

What #DC189E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DC189E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#DC189E Channel Values

How #DC189E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 220 · G 24 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 80% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 89% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 28% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.5:1 vs white · 4.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC189E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DC189E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DC189E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC189E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DC189E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DC189E.

How #DC189E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DC189E
Protanopia#65659D
Protanomaly#A3519E
Deuteranopia#87879A
Deuteranomaly#B06C9B
Tritanopia#D64040
Tritanomaly#D83472
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC189E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dc189e: #DC189E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC189E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc189e': '#DC189E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.094, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_dc189e">#DC189E</color>
SVG fillfill="#DC189E"

More Pink Colors

#DC189E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DC189E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC189E?

#DC189E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(220, 24, 158) in RGB and hsl(319, 80%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Frostbite (#E936A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #DC189E?

#DC189E is rgb(220, 24, 158) — red 220, green 24, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC189E?

#DC189E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 28%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC189E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DC189E scores 4.5:1 against white and 4.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC189E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC189E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 10.63, which is visibly different.

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