Palettes / Colors / #DBBBBD

#DBBBBD — Light Dusty Red

#DBBBBD is a red color we call Light Dusty 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 #DBBBBD 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.

#DBBBBD 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 #BCDCDA; it also sits naturally between #DCBCCE and #DCCABC. 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 74%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBBBBD

.text { color: #DBBBBD; }
.background { background-color: #DBBBBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBBBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 187, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBBBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 187, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBBBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 187, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCDCDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBBBBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBBBBD

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 #DBBBBD 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 #DBBBBD 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

← #DBBBBC  ·  #DBBBBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBBBD?

#DBBBBD is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 219, 187, 189). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBBBD?

#DBBBBD is RGB 219, 187, 189 — HSL 356°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 14%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBBBBD?

Its complement is #BCDCDA; analogous partners are #DCBCCE and #DCCABC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBBBD for text?

Black text on #DBBBBD has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.