Palettes / Colors / #DBAEB4

#DBAEB4 — Light Muted Red

#DBAEB4 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #DBAEB4 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.

#DBAEB4 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 #AEDBD5; it also sits naturally between #DBAECA and #DBBEAE. 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 68% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 18% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBAEB4

.text { color: #DBAEB4; }
.background { background-color: #DBAEB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBAEB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 174, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 38%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBAEB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 174, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBAEB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 174, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBAEB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBAEB4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEDBD5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBAEB4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBAEB4

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 #DBAEB4 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 #DBAEB4 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

← #DBAEB3  ·  #DBAEB5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBAEB4?

#DBAEB4 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 219, 174, 180). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBAEB4?

#DBAEB4 is RGB 219, 174, 180 — HSL 352°, 38%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 18%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBAEB4?

Its complement is #AEDBD5; analogous partners are #DBAECA and #DBBEAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBAEB4 for text?

Black text on #DBAEB4 has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.