Palettes / Colors / #DBC7CA
#DBC7CA — Pale Dusty Red
#DBC7CA is a red color we call Pale 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 #DBC7CA 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.
#DBC7CA 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 #C7DBD8; it also sits naturally between #DBC7D4 and #DBCEC7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBC7CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 199, 202 |
| HSL | 351°, 22%, 82% |
| HSV | 351°, 9%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 8%, 14% |
| XYZ | 60.30, 60.17, 64.31 |
| Yxy | 60.17, 0.3263, 0.3256 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.93, 7.51, 1.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.57, 7.26, 0.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 78% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 8% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBC7CA
.text { color: #DBC7CA; }
.background { background-color: #DBC7CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBC7CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 199, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 22%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBC7CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 199, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBC7CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 199, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBC7CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBC7CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C7DBD8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.61:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.03:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBC7CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBC7CA
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 #DBC7CA: ·
How #DBC7CA 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 #DBC7CA 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 #DBC7CA?
#DBC7CA is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 219, 199, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBC7CA?
#DBC7CA is RGB 219, 199, 202 — HSL 351°, 22%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 8%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBC7CA?
Its complement is #C7DBD8; analogous partners are #DBC7D4 and #DBCEC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBC7CA for text?
Black text on #DBC7CA has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.