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#DB9ABC — Light Muted Pink

#DB9ABC 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 #DB9ABC 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.

#DB9ABC 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 #9ADBB9; it also sits naturally between #D99ADB and #DB9A9B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DB9ABC · RGB 219, 154, 188

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Color values

HEX#DB9ABC
RGB219, 154, 188
HSL329°, 47%, 73%
HSV329°, 30%, 86%
CMYK0%, 30%, 14%, 14%
XYZ49.85, 41.80, 53.02
Yxy41.80, 0.3446, 0.2890
CIE-Lab70.73, 29.36, -7.80
Hunter Lab64.65, 28.37, -7.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 60% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #DB9ABC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DB9ABC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DB9ABC

.text { color: #DB9ABC; }
.background { background-color: #DB9ABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB9ABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 154, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 47%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB9ABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 154, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB9ABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 154, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB9ABC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB9ABC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB9ABC

#D180AA#C86598#BE4B87#A93D75#923565#782B53#5E2241#43182F#290F1C#0F050A

Tints of #DB9ABC

#DDA1C0#E1ADC8#E4B4CD#E7BCD2#EBC7D9#EDCEDE#F0D6E3#F3DDE8#F7E9F0#FAF0F5

Tones of #DB9ABC

#D69FBB#D2A3BB#CDA8BB#C8ACBB#C3B1BA#BFB5BA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9ADBB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.24:1 Fails
Against black text9.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #DB9ABC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB9ABC

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 #DB9ABC: ·

How #DB9ABC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBEB4Deuteranopia · #C3C7B2Tritanopia · #D8ADAC

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 #DB9ABC rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Saffron
#848DD0 · #936BCE · #B957C2 · #DB93BC
Amber Opal
#217A50 · #51D17B · #D1538E · #DEA2BD
Velvet Ruby Aurora
#5A73A2 · #9175AC · #D295BB · #AF7B6B
Serene Opal
#18774E · #67E0BB · #C3286B · #E39EB5
Vivid Ruby Garden
#DEA5B8 · #D58BA4 · #D16B8D · #5E1D32
Misty Ruby Harbor
#2F9655 · #65CF99 · #B63987 · #DBA5C2

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DB9ABB  ·  #DB9ABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB9ABC?

#DB9ABC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 154, 188). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB9ABC?

#DB9ABC is RGB 219, 154, 188 — HSL 329°, 47%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 14%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB9ABC?

Its complement is #9ADBB9; analogous partners are #D99ADB and #DB9A9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB9ABC for text?

Black text on #DB9ABC has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.