What is hex #DC21AE color?

 
In professional design frameworks, this hue is considered a highly vibrant and energetic tone. It is perfect for drawing attention to critical elements like call-to-action buttons, highlights, or modern branding.

From a technical standpoint, this color is composed of 86% red, 13% green and 68% blue, resulting in an RGB value of (220,33,174).
For print media and manufacturing layout, the CMYK colors code equivalent is (0%, 85%, 21%, 14%).
In the HSV/HSB scale, #DC21AE features a hue of 315°, 85% saturation, and a brightness value of 86%.

Hex #DC21AE Color Codes & Equivalents

Hex Code #DC21AE
RGB Values (220,33,174)
CMYK Values (0%, 85%, 21%, 14%)
HSV/HSB Values (315°, 85%, 86%)
Closest Web Safe
#CC3399
Inverse Color
#23DE51
Closest Pantone®
246 C
Closest RAL
RAL 4010 [Telemagenta]
Complementary Color
#21DC4F

#DC21AE Converted to Grayscale Codes

Average
#8E8E8E
Lightness (Desaturation)
#7E7E7E
Weighted (BT601)
#696969
Luma (BT709)
#535353

WCAG 2.1 Color Contrast & Accessibility

Check how #DC21AE complies with web accessibility standards (WCAG AA & AAA) for typography.

White Text on #DC21AE

Sample preview of readable typography on top of #DC21AE.

Contrast Ratio: 4.31:1
AA Fail AAA Fail

Black Text on #DC21AE

Sample preview of readable typography on top of #DC21AE.

Contrast Ratio: 4.87:1
AA Pass AAA Fail

Hex #DC21AE Color Palettes

Complementary Palette

The complementary color of #DC21AE is #21DC4F. To get this value, we need to use the RGB metrics, and take this opposite color at the end of the color wheel, so for #DC21AE you will find #21DC4F. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors may also be called "opposite colors". So if you need to grab attention, you should use it.

#DC21AE #21DC4F

Analogous Palette

The analogous color scheme of #DC21AE is composed with colors #AC21DC and #DC2150. Colors are called analogous colors when they are very similar to each other. They are located to the right and left of your main color #DC21AE with a 30° separation on the RGB color wheel. An analogous color palette is best used with either warm or cool colors, creating a look that has a certain temperature as well as proper color harmony.

#AC21DC #DC21AE #DC2150

Split-Complementary Palette

The split-complementary color scheme of #DC21AE is composed with colors #21DCAC and #50DC21. A split-complementary color palette is like an analogous palette but you will take the complementary color as base instead of your main color. This choice, however, also makes the split complementary color combinations less vibrant and eye-catching, but it's also a good choice for beginners as you can hardly go wrong.

#DC21AE #21DCAC #50DC21

Triadic Palette

The triadic color scheme of #DC21AE is composed with colors #21AEDC and #AEDC21. They are located to the right and left of your main color #DC21AE with a 120° separation on the RGB color wheel. With it you have the maximum variation in hue and offering by the same occasion the best possible contrast when taken together.

#DC21AE #21AEDC #AEDC21

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic color scheme of #DC21AE is composed with colors #AEDC21, #21DC4F and #4F21DC A tetradic color scheme, an outstanding variant of the twin color scheme, with an equal distance between all colors. All four colors are divided evenly around the color wheel. Like this there being no clear dominance of one color overs others. Colorful palettes create a sense of diversity, optimism and openness which are positive for a consumer brand. You can find the tetradic color scheme on big tech company logo like Google, Slack, Zoho, Microsoft, eBay for example. For a better result, you can also adjust saturation and brightness.

#DC21AE #AEDC21 #21DC4F #4F21DC

Square Palette

The square color scheme of #DC21AE is composed with colors #DCAC21, #21DC4F and #2150DC To get this color, it's pretty the same method that analogous or triadic, but instead, you will take an angle of 90° on the RGB Wheel between each colors. The square palette is similar to the tetradic palette, but provides an evenly balanced chromatic distribution with crisp visual contrast across all four points.

#DC21AE #DCAC21 #21DC4F #2150DC

Tints, Tones & Shades of Hex #DC21AE

Tints

Tints are created by adding white, resulting in lighter shades of #DC21AE.

#DC21AE #E031B5 #E243BB #E554C1 #E866C8 #EA78CE #ED89D4 #F09BDB

Tones

Tones are made by mixing with gray, softening the original color.

#DC21AE #CF2DA7 #C339A1 #B6469B #AA5294 #9E5E8E #916B88 #857781

Shades

Shades result from adding black, creating darker variations.

#DC21AE #CA1E9F #B81B91 #A61983 #951675 #831367 #711159 #5F0E4B

Hex #DC21AE in programming languages

If you are a developer, you will find below the color codes to use according to your programming language (HTML, JAVA, Python, .NET), enjoy!

HTML, CSS #DC21AE
Java new Color(220,33,174);
Python Color(#DC21AE)
.NET Color.FromArgb(255, 220,33,174);
Swift / iOS UIColor(red: 0.86, green: 0.13, blue: 0.68, alpha: 1)
Kotlin / Android Color.rgb(220, 33, 174)