Palettes / Colors / #DBC7DB

#DBC7DB — Pale Dusty Pink

#DBC7DB is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#DBC7DB is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C7DBC7; it also sits naturally between #D1C7DB and #DBC7D1. 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 78% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBC7DB

.text { color: #DBC7DB; }
.background { background-color: #DBC7DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBC7DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 199, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 22%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBC7DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 199, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBC7DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 199, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBC7DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBC7DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7DBC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBC7DB: #000000.

How #DBC7DB 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 #DBC7DB 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

← #DBC7DA  ·  #DBC7DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBC7DB?

#DBC7DB is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 199, 219). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBC7DB?

#DBC7DB is RGB 219, 199, 219 — HSL 300°, 22%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBC7DB?

Its complement is #C7DBC7; analogous partners are #D1C7DB and #DBC7D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBC7DB for text?

Black text on #DBC7DB has a contrast ratio of 13.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.