Palettes / Colors / #DBB3BD
#DBB3BD — Light Muted Red
#DBB3BD is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DBB3BD 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.
#DBB3BD is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #B3DBD1; it also sits naturally between #DBB3D1 and #DBBDB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBB3BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 179, 189 |
| HSL | 345°, 36%, 78% |
| HSV | 345°, 18%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 18%, 14%, 14% |
| XYZ | 54.52, 50.97, 55.11 |
| Yxy | 50.97, 0.3395, 0.3174 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.66, 16.03, 0.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.40, 15.41, 0.34 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 70% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 14% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBB3BD
.text { color: #DBB3BD; }
.background { background-color: #DBB3BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBB3BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 179, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 36%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBB3BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 179, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBB3BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 179, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBB3BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBB3BD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBB3BD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B3DBD1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.88:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.19:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBB3BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBB3BD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DBB3BD: ·
How #DBB3BD 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 #DBB3BD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DBB3BD?
#DBB3BD is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 219, 179, 189). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBB3BD?
#DBB3BD is RGB 219, 179, 189 — HSL 345°, 36%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 14%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBB3BD?
Its complement is #B3DBD1; analogous partners are #DBB3D1 and #DBBDB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBB3BD for text?
Black text on #DBB3BD has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.