Palettes / Colors / #DB998F

#DB998F — Light Muted Red

#DB998F 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 #DB998F 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.

#DB998F 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 #8FD1DB; it also sits naturally between #DB8FAB and #DBBF8F. 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 60% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 35% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB998F

.text { color: #DB998F; }
.background { background-color: #DB998F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB998F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 153, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 51%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB998F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 153, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB998F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 153, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB998F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB998F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FD1DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB998F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB998F

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 #DB998F 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 #DB998F 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

← #DB998E  ·  #DB9990 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB998F?

#DB998F is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 219, 153, 143). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB998F?

#DB998F is RGB 219, 153, 143 — HSL 8°, 51%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 35%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB998F?

Its complement is #8FD1DB; analogous partners are #DB8FAB and #DBBF8F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB998F for text?

Black text on #DB998F has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.