Palettes / Colors / #D798BC

#D798BC — Light Muted Pink

#D798BC is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #D798BC 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.

#D798BC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #98D7B3; it also sits naturally between #D398D7 and #D7989C. 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 84% · Green 60% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 13% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D798BC

.text { color: #D798BC; }
.background { background-color: #D798BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D798BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 152, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 44%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D798BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 152, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D798BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 152, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D798BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D798BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #98D7B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D798BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D798BC

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 #D798BC 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 #D798BC 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 #D798BC?

#D798BC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 215, 152, 188). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D798BC?

#D798BC is RGB 215, 152, 188 — HSL 326°, 44%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 13%, 16%.

What colors go with #D798BC?

Its complement is #98D7B3; analogous partners are #D398D7 and #D7989C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D798BC for text?

Black text on #D798BC has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.