Palettes / Colors / #D47784

#D47784 — Muted Red

#D47784 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #D47784 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D47784 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #77D4C8; it also sits naturally between #D477B2 and #D49977. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 83% · Green 47% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 38% · Key 17%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #D47784

.text { color: #D47784; }
.background { background-color: #D47784; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D47784; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 119, 132); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 52%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D47784; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 119, 132, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D47784; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 119, 132, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D47784">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D47784">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #77D4C8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D47784: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D47784

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #D47784 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D47784 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D47784?

#D47784 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 212, 119, 132). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D47784?

#D47784 is RGB 212, 119, 132 — HSL 352°, 52%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 38%, 17%.

What colors go with #D47784?

Its complement is #77D4C8; analogous partners are #D477B2 and #D49977. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D47784 for text?

Black text on #D47784 has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.10:1.