Palettes / Colors / #DBBBB8

#DBBBB8 — Light Muted Red

#DBBBB8 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

#DBBBB8 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 #B8D8DB; it also sits naturally between #DBB8C7 and #DBCCB8. 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 73% · Blue 72%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 16% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBBBB8

.text { color: #DBBBB8; }
.background { background-color: #DBBBB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBBB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 187, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 33%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBBB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 187, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBBB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 187, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBBBB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBBBB8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8D8DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBBBB8: #000000.

How #DBBBB8 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 #DBBBB8 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

← #DBBBB7  ·  #DBBBB9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBBB8?

#DBBBB8 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 219, 187, 184). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBBB8?

#DBBBB8 is RGB 219, 187, 184 — HSL 5°, 33%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 16%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBBBB8?

Its complement is #B8D8DB; analogous partners are #DBB8C7 and #DBCCB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBBB8 for text?

Black text on #DBBBB8 has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.