#C22F4DDry Rose (#C22F4D) is a mid-tone, saturated pink with an OKLCH hue of 15°, lightness 0.54 and chroma 0.182. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #C22F4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 47, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 61%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 76%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76%, 60%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(44.3 58.8 18.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.543 0.182 15) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dry Rose shifts subtly: drifts toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c32a47 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward red#c52e4b — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: drifts toward red#c22f4d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c32f4e — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Dry Rose in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.52:1 and against black 3.81:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffaab1 · #ef707f · #c22f4d · #9e0d36 · #68001e · #34000a
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d8743f · #d05341 · #c22f4d · #a3235d · #821c64 · #611664
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f09300 · #b3824e · #c22f4d · #951d37 · #6f0021 · #311900
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00e0df · #af8385 · #c22f4d · #7e363f · #591b25 · #30090f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dff8f7 · #9f8183 · #c22f4d · #4a5a59 · #351a1c · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f5 · #bccdcc · #8da0a0 · #0b2727 · #000505 · #c22f4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c8fefd · #009e9e · #c22f4d · #006363 · #002a2a · #160002
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d1d6b1 · #6cb18e · #568b9e · #c22f4d · #4e5f4b · #200a03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3fbd6 · #629d39 · #c22f4d · #0054a5 · #00224b · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f7f4ca · #978d00 · #c22f4d · #006363 · #230067 · #000202
#D25366 · #E2727F · #F09099 · #FEADB3 · #FFD0D3
#A51E3D · #890B2E · #6C0020 · #4E0014 · #320009
#B34555 · #A3545C · #926063
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.