Palettes / Colors / #DB8487

#DB8487 — Light Red

#DB8487 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

#DB8487 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 #84DBD9; it also sits naturally between #DB84B3 and #DBAD84. 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 52% · Blue 53%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 38% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB8487

.text { color: #DB8487; }
.background { background-color: #DB8487; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB8487; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 132, 135); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 55%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB8487; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 132, 135, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB8487; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 132, 135, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB8487">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB8487">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #84DBD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB8487: #000000.

How #DB8487 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 #DB8487 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

← #DB8486  ·  #DB8488 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB8487?

#DB8487 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 219, 132, 135). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB8487?

#DB8487 is RGB 219, 132, 135 — HSL 358°, 55%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 38%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB8487?

Its complement is #84DBD9; analogous partners are #DB84B3 and #DBAD84. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB8487 for text?

Black text on #DB8487 has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.74:1.