Palettes / Colors / #DB7779

#DB7779 — Light Red

#DB7779 is a red color we call Light 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 #DB7779 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.

#DB7779 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 #76DBD9; it also sits naturally between #DB76AA and #DBA776. 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 47% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 45% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB7779

.text { color: #DB7779; }
.background { background-color: #DB7779; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB7779; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 119, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 58%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB7779; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 119, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB7779; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 119, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB7779">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB7779">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #76DBD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB7779: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB7779

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 #DB7779 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 #DB7779 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

← #DB7778  ·  #DB777A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB7779?

#DB7779 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 219, 119, 121). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB7779?

#DB7779 is RGB 219, 119, 121 — HSL 359°, 58%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 45%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB7779?

Its complement is #76DBD9; analogous partners are #DB76AA and #DBA776. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB7779 for text?

Black text on #DB7779 has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.03:1.