pinkwarmCC0 survey name

Dark Pink #CB416B

Dark Pink is a mid-tone, moderately saturated warm color (#CB416B; HSL 342° 57% 53%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “dark pink”.

Use cases: Soft UI · Romantic palettes

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Families: Pinks · Rose Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#CB416B
RGBrgb(203, 65, 107)
HSLhsl(342, 57%, 53%)
HSVhsv(342, 68%, 80%)
OKLCHoklch(58.25% 0.176 6)
OKLaboklab(58.25% 0.175 0.0183)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 47.3%, 20.4%)
XYZxyz(29.1751, 17.5424, 15.7567)
CIE-LABlab(48.9, 57.4, 7.0)
CIE-LCHlch(48.9, 57.8, 6.9°)
Luminance0.175 (WCAG relative)
/* Dark Pink */ --dark-pink: #cb416b; color: #cb416b; background-color: #cb416b;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: darkpink.

Collections: Berry Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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Shades (toward black)

#b53c60 #9f3655 #8a314a #762c40 #622636 #4e212c #3c1b23 #2a151a #1a0d10 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#d35779 #da6b86 #e07f95 #e691a3 #eca4b2 #f1b6c1 #f5c8d0 #f9dae0 #fcedef #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#c3496c #bc506d #b4576e #ac5c6f #a3616f #9b6670 #926a71 #886e72 #7f7173 #747474

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#CB416B
#41CBA1
#cb416b #41cba1

Analogous

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#CB41B0
#CB416B
#CB5C41
#cb41b0 #cb416b #cb5c41

Triadic

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#CB416B
#6BCB41
#416BCB
#cb416b #6bcb41 #416bcb

Tetradic

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#CB416B
#B0CB41
#41CBA1
#5C41CB
#cb416b #b0cb41 #41cba1 #5c41cb

Square

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#CB416B
#B0CB41
#41CBA1
#5C41CB
#cb416b #b0cb41 #41cba1 #5c41cb

Split Complementary

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#CB416B
#41CB5C
#41B0CB
#cb416b #41cb5c #41b0cb

Monochromatic

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#721F39
#A22C50
#CB416B
#D87190
#E5A1B6
#721f39 #a22c50 #cb416b #d87190 #e5a1b6

Accessibility & contrast

4.66
#CB416B on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
4.51
#CB416B on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on dark pink

4.66
#FFFFFF text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60636C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847E68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD2B52

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Deep Rose #C747671.86
Cherry #DE31634.11
Cerise #DE0C624.58
Dark Rose #B5485D5.23
Raspberry #E30B5C5.58
Deep Pink #CB01626.31

Colors that go with dark pink

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Burgundy #800020
2.3:1
Same hue family as dark pink (Δh 3°) — guaranteed harmony
Warm Beige #E9DCC9
3.5:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 54°) — adds depth without tension
Tea Green #BDF8A3
3.8:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈120°) — balanced three-way contrast
Foam Green #90FDA9
3.7:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈152°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Aquamarine #7FFFD4
3.8:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈178°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.