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#DB9ABA — Light Muted Pink

#DB9ABA is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DB9ABA 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.

#DB9ABA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #9ADBBA; it also sits naturally between #DB9ADB and #DB9A9A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DB9ABA · RGB 219, 154, 186

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Color values

HEX#DB9ABA
RGB219, 154, 186
HSL330°, 47%, 73%
HSV330°, 30%, 86%
CMYK0%, 30%, 15%, 14%
XYZ49.63, 41.72, 51.89
Yxy41.72, 0.3465, 0.2912
CIE-Lab70.67, 29.04, -6.78
Hunter Lab64.59, 28.02, -6.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 60% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 15% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DB9ABA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DB9ABA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DB9ABA

.text { color: #DB9ABA; }
.background { background-color: #DB9ABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB9ABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 154, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 47%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB9ABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 154, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB9ABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 154, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB9ABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB9ABA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB9ABA

#D180A8#C86596#BE4B85#A93D73#923563#782B52#5E2240#43182E#290F1C#0F050A

Tints of #DB9ABA

#DDA1BF#E1ADC7#E4B4CC#E7BCD1#EBC7D9#EDCEDE#F0D6E3#F3DDE8#F7E9F0#FAF0F5

Tones of #DB9ABA

#D69FBA#D2A3BA#CDA8BA#C8ACBA#C3B1BA#BFB5BA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9ADBBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.25:1 Fails
Against black text9.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #DB9ABA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB9ABA

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 #DB9ABA: ·

How #DB9ABA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBEB2Deuteranopia · #C3C7B0Tritanopia · #D8ACAB

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DB9ABA rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Saffron
#848DD0 · #936BCE · #B957C2 · #DB93BC
Amber Opal
#217A50 · #51D17B · #D1538E · #DEA2BD
Serene Opal
#18774E · #67E0BB · #C3286B · #E39EB5
Velvet Ruby Aurora
#5A73A2 · #9175AC · #D295BB · #AF7B6B
Vivid Ruby Garden
#DEA5B8 · #D58BA4 · #D16B8D · #5E1D32
Palette Ffdfd3
#FFDFD3 · #FEC8D8 · #D291BC · #957DAD

Similar colors

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

#DB93BC#DEA2BD#E39EB5#D295BB#DEA5B8#D291BC#E08EB9#D9A6B5#E493B3#DBA5C2#EA9ABB#E8A0BF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DB9AB9  ·  #DB9ABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB9ABA?

#DB9ABA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 154, 186). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB9ABA?

#DB9ABA is RGB 219, 154, 186 — HSL 330°, 47%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 15%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB9ABA?

Its complement is #9ADBBA; analogous partners are #DB9ADB and #DB9A9A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB9ABA for text?

Black text on #DB9ABA has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.