Close to Medium Violet Red
#DE009E
#DE009E is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Medium Violet Red. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 0% green, and 62% blue. Its hue is 317°, with 100% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DE009E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.57:1 AABlack text on this color
4.60:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.57:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.60:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DE009E as they’d see it.
#DE009E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DE009E
What color is #DE009E?
#DE009E is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Medium Violet Red. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 0% green, and 62% blue. Its hue is 317°, with 100% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DE009E in RGB?
#DE009E is rgb(222, 0, 158): 222 red, 0 green, and 158 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DE009E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 100, 29, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DE009E?
PANTONE Rhodamine Red C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DE009E?
Its complement #138828 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.