Palettes / Colors / #DC9CA2

#DC9CA2 — Light Muted Red

#DC9CA2 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #DC9CA2 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.

#DC9CA2 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9DDDD6; it also sits naturally between #DD9DC3 and #DDB69D. 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 61% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 26% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC9CA2

.text { color: #DC9CA2; }
.background { background-color: #DC9CA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC9CA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 156, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 48%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC9CA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 156, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC9CA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 156, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC9CA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC9CA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DDDD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC9CA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC9CA2

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 #DC9CA2 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 #DC9CA2 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 #DC9CA2?

#DC9CA2 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 220, 156, 162). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC9CA2?

#DC9CA2 is RGB 220, 156, 162 — HSL 354°, 48%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 26%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC9CA2?

Its complement is #9DDDD6; analogous partners are #DD9DC3 and #DDB69D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC9CA2 for text?

Black text on #DC9CA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.