Palettes / Colors / #DB8A85

#DB8A85 — Light Muted Red

#DB8A85 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #DB8A85 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.

#DB8A85 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 #85D6DB; it also sits naturally between #DB85AC and #DBB485. 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 54% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 39% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB8A85

.text { color: #DB8A85; }
.background { background-color: #DB8A85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB8A85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 138, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 54%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB8A85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 138, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB8A85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 138, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB8A85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB8A85">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #85D6DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB8A85: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB8A85

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 #DB8A85 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 #DB8A85 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 #DB8A85?

#DB8A85 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 219, 138, 133). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB8A85?

#DB8A85 is RGB 219, 138, 133 — HSL 3°, 54%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 39%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB8A85?

Its complement is #85D6DB; analogous partners are #DB85AC and #DBB485. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB8A85 for text?

Black text on #DB8A85 has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.