Palettes / Colors / #DC748E

#DC748E — Light Red

#DC748E is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #DC748E 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.

#DC748E is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #74DCC2; it also sits naturally between #DC74C2 and #DC8E74. 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 45% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 35% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC748E

.text { color: #DC748E; }
.background { background-color: #DC748E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC748E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 116, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 60%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC748E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 116, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC748E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 116, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC748E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC748E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #74DCC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC748E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC748E

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 #DC748E 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 #DC748E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC748E?

#DC748E is Light Red, a red color (RGB 220, 116, 142). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC748E?

#DC748E is RGB 220, 116, 142 — HSL 345°, 60%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 47%, 35%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC748E?

Its complement is #74DCC2; analogous partners are #DC74C2 and #DC8E74. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC748E for text?

Black text on #DC748E has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.03:1.