Palettes / Colors / #DB75AA

#DB75AA — Light Pink

#DB75AA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #DB75AA 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.

#DB75AA 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 #75DBA7; it also sits naturally between #DA75DB and #DB7577. 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 86% · Green 46% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 22% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB75AA

.text { color: #DB75AA; }
.background { background-color: #DB75AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB75AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 117, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 59%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB75AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 117, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB75AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 117, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB75AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB75AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #75DBA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB75AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB75AA

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 #DB75AA 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 #DB75AA 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

← #DB75A9  ·  #DB75AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB75AA?

#DB75AA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 117, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB75AA?

#DB75AA is RGB 219, 117, 170 — HSL 329°, 59%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 47%, 22%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB75AA?

Its complement is #75DBA7; analogous partners are #DA75DB and #DB7577. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB75AA for text?

Black text on #DB75AA has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.94:1.