Close to Medium Violet Red
#DB148E
#DB148E is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Medium Violet Red. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 7.8% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 323°, with 83% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DB148E.
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.
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4.66:1 AABlack text on this color
4.50:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.66:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.50:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DB148E as they’d see it.
#DB148E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DB148E
What color is #DB148E?
#DB148E is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Medium Violet Red. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 7.8% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 323°, with 83% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #DB148E in RGB?
#DB148E is rgb(219, 20, 142): 219 red, 20 green, and 142 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DB148E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 91, 35, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DB148E?
PANTONE 219 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DB148E?
Its complement #19863C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.