Palettes / Colors / #DB978B

#DB978B — Light Muted Red

#DB978B 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 #DB978B 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.

#DB978B 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 #8ACFDB; it also sits naturally between #DB8AA6 and #DBBF8A. 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 59% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 37% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB978B

.text { color: #DB978B; }
.background { background-color: #DB978B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB978B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 151, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 53%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB978B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 151, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB978B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 151, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB978B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB978B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB978B

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8ACFDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB978B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB978B

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 #DB978B 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 #DB978B 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

← #DB978A  ·  #DB978C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB978B?

#DB978B is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 219, 151, 139). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB978B?

#DB978B is RGB 219, 151, 139 — HSL 9°, 53%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 37%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB978B?

Its complement is #8ACFDB; analogous partners are #DB8AA6 and #DBBF8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB978B for text?

Black text on #DB978B has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.