Color

#DE88B9

Light warm pink. Nearest reference color: Middle purple.

RGB

0–255

222

136

185

CMYK

0–100%

38.74%

16.67%

12.94%

RGB describes how #DE88B9 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 222, green 136 and blue 185.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 38.74%, yellow 16.67% and black 12.94%.

HSL values

H 325.81° S 56.58% L 70.2%

In the HSL color model, #DE88B9 has a hue of 325.81°, 56.58% saturation and 70.2% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#DE88B9 is a light, warm pink with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #DE88B9 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #DE88B9

RGB rgb(222, 136, 185)

HSL hsl(325.81 56.58% 70.2%)

OKLCH oklch(0.731174 0.120848 345.3071)

CSS --color: #DE88B9;

Tints of #DE88B9

Tints are lighter variations of #DE88B9. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE7F3 #FFCBE7 #FFADDB #F199CB #DE88B9

Shades of #DE88B9

Shades are darker variations of #DE88B9. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#DE88B9 #AB5A8A #7A2E5D #4A0033 #120009

Tones of #DE88B9

Tones reduce the chroma of #DE88B9, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#DE88B9 #D490B5 #C997B2 #BD9DAE #B1A4AB

Tonal range of #DE88B9

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #DE88B9 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE7F3 #FFCBE7 #FFADDB #F199CB #DE88B9 #AB5A8A #7A2E5D #4A0033 #120009

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE7F3;
    --color-200: #FFCBE7;
    --color-300: #FFADDB;
    --color-400: #F199CB;
    --color-500: #DE88B9;
    --color-600: #AB5A8A;
    --color-700: #7A2E5D;
    --color-800: #4A0033;
    --color-900: #120009;
}

Colors that go with #DE88B9

Color harmonies for #DE88B9 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#DE88B9 #4FC095

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#C590DC #DE88B9 #EA878F

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#DE88B9 #B3AC49 #3DB7E1

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#DE88B9 #86B96A #1CBFC0

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#DE88B9 #D49C47 #4FC095 #73ABF3

CSS gradients with #DE88B9

These gradients show how #DE88B9 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#DE88B9 #E8A6CA #F1C4DC #F9E1ED #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #DE88B9, #E8A6CA, #F1C4DC, #F9E1ED, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#DE88B9 #975B7D #553146 #1C0C15 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #DE88B9, #975B7D, #553146, #1C0C15, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#DE88B9 #EA8A7A #D49C47 #9EB357 #4FC095

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #DE88B9, #EA8A7A, #D49C47, #9EB357, #4FC095);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #DE88B9. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.52:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

8.33:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3664 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #DE88B9 as the background.

background-color: #DE88B9;
color: #000000;

Using #DE88B9 in design

See how #DE88B9 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#DE88B9 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #DE88B9 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFCBE7

#DE88B9

#4A0033

Colors similar to #DE88B9

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #DE88B9, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#F9A1D3 #C370A0 #EB7CBE #D092B4 #D78AC6 #E387AB #E496D3 #D67A9F

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #DE88B9 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #8E9ABB Deuteranopia #A4A8B7 Tritanopia #E9879A

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #DE88B9 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 47.6858
Y: 36.6436
Z: 50.4508

CIELAB

L*: 67.0088
a*: 39.505
b*: -11.6439

OKLab

L: 0.731174
a: 0.116896
b: -0.030652

OKLCH

L: 0.731174
C: 0.120848
H: 345.3071°