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#DB9FA2 — Light Muted Red

#DB9FA2 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #DB9FA2 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.

#DB9FA2 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 #9FDBD8; it also sits naturally between #DB9FC0 and #DBBA9F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DB9FA2 · RGB 219, 159, 162

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Color values

HEX#DB9FA2
RGB219, 159, 162
HSL357°, 45%, 74%
HSV357°, 27%, 86%
CMYK0%, 27%, 26%, 14%
XYZ48.13, 42.46, 39.84
Yxy42.46, 0.3690, 0.3256
CIE-Lab71.19, 22.72, 7.28
Hunter Lab65.17, 21.63, 6.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 26% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DB9FA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DB9FA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DB9FA2

.text { color: #DB9FA2; }
.background { background-color: #DB9FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB9FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 159, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 45%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB9FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 159, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB9FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 159, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB9FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB9FA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB9FA2

#D18589#C76B70#BD5157#AA4146#90373B#762D31#5C2326#43191B#290F11#0F0606

Tints of #DB9FA2

#DDA6A9#E0AEB0#E4B9BB#E7C0C2#EAC8C9#EDCFD0#F0D6D8#F4E1E2#F7E9EA#F9F0F1

Tones of #DB9FA2

#D7A3A5#D2A7AA#CEABAD#C9B0B1#C5B4B5#C1B9B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FDBD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.21:1 Fails
Against black text9.49:1 AAA

Best text color on #DB9FA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB9FA2

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 #DB9FA2: ·

How #DB9FA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C1C0A1Deuteranopia · #C5C9A1Tritanopia · #D8A1A1

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 #DB9FA2 rather than the exact color:

Ruby Garden
#D8A2A2 · #FFDCDC · #FFF9D6 · #8EA66B
Palette C0e1d2
#C0E1D2 · #E5EEE4 · #F6F4E8 · #DC9B9B
Palette Fefcf3
#FEFCF3 · #F5EBE0 · #F0DBDB · #DBA39A
Palette Faf7f3
#FAF7F3 · #F0E4D3 · #DCC5B2 · #D9A299
Palette D4a5a5
#D4A5A5 · #FFECDA · #F9FFEA · #A6D0E4
Burning Ruby Horizon
#C193D9 · #CF69B6 · #DC95A0 · #CD8A56

Similar colors

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

#D8A2A2#DC9B9B#DBA39A#D9A299#D4A5A5#DC95A0#E49BA6#E2A1AA#D49A9A#E0A8A8#D6A99D#E19999

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DB9FA1  ·  #DB9FA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB9FA2?

#DB9FA2 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 219, 159, 162). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB9FA2?

#DB9FA2 is RGB 219, 159, 162 — HSL 357°, 45%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 26%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB9FA2?

Its complement is #9FDBD8; analogous partners are #DB9FC0 and #DBBA9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB9FA2 for text?

Black text on #DB9FA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.