Dark Pink Color
Dark Pink is a pink color with hex code #CB416B. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with dark pink, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Dark Pink Color Values
What Does Dark Pink Mean?
Dark Pink belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Dark Pink sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Dark Pink is classified as a red (nearest centroid: vivid purplish red, #CE4676).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Dark Pink
Dark Pink and #43CBA2 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #CB43B0 and #CB5E43, which sit beside dark pink on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair dark pink with triadic partners #6CCB43 and #436CCB. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Jazzberry Jam —
#CA3767(Delta E 3) - Cabaret —
#D94972(Delta E 4) - Deep Rose —
#C74767(Delta E 5) - Darkish Pink —
#DA467D(Delta E 8) - Maroon —
#B03060(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #CB416B; }
.background { background-color: #CB416B; }
.border { border: 2px solid #CB416B; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #CB416B40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for dark pink?
Dark Pink has the hex code #CB416B. In RGB notation it is rgb(203, 65, 107), in HSL it is hsl(342, 57%, 53%), and its OKLCH value is 0.583, 0.176, 6.
What does the color dark pink mean?
Pink-family colors like dark pink carry distinct psychological associations. Dark Pink belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Dark Pink sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with dark pink?
Dark Pink has three easy routes: its complement #43CBA2 for punch, its neighbors #CB43B0 and #CB5E43 for something calmer, or triadic partners #6CCB43 and #436CCB when you want energy.
Is dark pink a standard web color?
No — Dark Pink is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #CB416B or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make dark pink lighter or darker?
To lighten dark pink, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F6DFE6 (lightest tint) to #240A12 (darkest shade).
About Dark Pink
Dark Pink is classified as a Red in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Pink hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #CB416B to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.