Palettes / Colors / #DCA7AE
#DCA7AE — Light Muted Red
#DCA7AE 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 #DCA7AE 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.
#DCA7AE 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 #A7DCD5; it also sits naturally between #DCA7C9 and #DCBBA7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCA7AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 167, 174 |
| HSL | 352°, 43%, 76% |
| HSV | 352°, 24%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 24%, 21%, 14% |
| XYZ | 50.97, 45.91, 46.22 |
| Yxy | 45.91, 0.3562, 0.3208 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.49, 20.51, 3.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.76, 19.64, 3.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 65% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 21% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCA7AE
.text { color: #DCA7AE; }
.background { background-color: #DCA7AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCA7AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 167, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 43%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCA7AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 167, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCA7AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 167, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCA7AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCA7AE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A7DCD5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCA7AE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCA7AE
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 #DCA7AE: ·
How #DCA7AE 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 #DCA7AE 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 #DCA7AE?
#DCA7AE is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 220, 167, 174). Its closest standard named color is Tan.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCA7AE?
#DCA7AE is RGB 220, 167, 174 — HSL 352°, 43%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 21%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCA7AE?
Its complement is #A7DCD5; analogous partners are #DCA7C9 and #DCBBA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCA7AE for text?
Black text on #DCA7AE has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.