Palettes / Colors / #D992BC

#D992BC — Light Muted Pink

#D992BC 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 #D992BC 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.

#D992BC 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 #92D9AF; it also sits naturally between #D392D9 and #D99297. 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 85% · Green 57% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 13% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D992BC

.text { color: #D992BC; }
.background { background-color: #D992BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D992BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 146, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 48%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D992BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 146, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D992BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 146, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D992BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D992BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92D9AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D992BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D992BC

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 #D992BC 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 #D992BC 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 #D992BC?

#D992BC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 217, 146, 188). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D992BC?

#D992BC is RGB 217, 146, 188 — HSL 325°, 48%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 13%, 15%.

What colors go with #D992BC?

Its complement is #92D9AF; analogous partners are #D392D9 and #D99297. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D992BC for text?

Black text on #D992BC has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.39:1.