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#DB808F — Light Red

#DB808F 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 #DB808F 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.

#DB808F 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 #80DBCC; it also sits naturally between #DB80BD and #DB9E80. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DB808F · RGB 219, 128, 143

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Color values

HEX#DB808F
RGB219, 128, 143
HSL350°, 56%, 68%
HSV350°, 42%, 86%
CMYK0%, 42%, 35%, 14%
XYZ41.89, 32.48, 30.05
Yxy32.48, 0.4012, 0.3111
CIE-Lab63.74, 36.80, 7.27
Hunter Lab56.99, 35.06, 5.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 50% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 35% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DB808F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DB808F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DB808F

.text { color: #DB808F; }
.background { background-color: #DB808F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB808F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 128, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 56%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB808F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 128, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB808F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 128, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB808F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB808F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB808F

#D4687A#CD4C61#C3374E#A72F43#8F283A#772230#5B1A25#44131B#280B10#100406

Tints of #DB808F

#DE8C99#E298A4#E4A0AB#E7ABB5#EBB7C0#EEC3CA#F2CFD5#F4D7DC#F7E3E6#FBEFF1

Tones of #DB808F

#D58693#CE8D98#C8939C#C19AA0#BAA0A5#B4A7A9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80DBCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.80:1 Fails
Against black text7.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #DB808F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB808F

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DB808F: ·

How #DB808F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B4B38BDeuteranopia · #B9C08BTritanopia · #D68988

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:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DB808F rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf3f3
#FAF3F3 · #E1E5EA · #A7BBC7 · #DA7F8F
Velvet Ruby Bloom
#572A92 · #CA49BB · #DA7F91 · #E8CAAE
Honey Meadow
#82263C · #DB878D · #36B697 · #BDE6D8
Rustic Orchard
#B43159 · #DC7F85 · #51CFA9 · #C1E9DC
Vivid Ruby Cinder
#DD7896 · #DB6239 · #E4D289 · #BAE46C
Palette 7ed7c1
#7ED7C1 · #F0DBAF · #DC8686 · #B06161

Similar colors

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

#DA7F8F#DA7F91#DB878D#DC7F85#DD7896#DC8686#D1858C#DC7C9A#DF8699#D6869A#D2768D#E48586

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DB808E  ·  #DB8090 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB808F?

#DB808F is Light Red, a red color (RGB 219, 128, 143). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB808F?

#DB808F is RGB 219, 128, 143 — HSL 350°, 56%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 35%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB808F?

Its complement is #80DBCC; analogous partners are #DB80BD and #DB9E80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB808F for text?

Black text on #DB808F has a contrast ratio of 7.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.80:1.