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#DCACBC — Light Muted Pink

#DCACBC is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DCACBC 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.

#DCACBC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #ACDCCC; it also sits naturally between #DCACD4 and #DCB4AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCACBC · RGB 220, 172, 188

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Color values

HEX#DCACBC
RGB220, 172, 188
HSL340°, 41%, 77%
HSV340°, 22%, 86%
CMYK0%, 22%, 15%, 14%
XYZ53.34, 48.35, 54.10
Yxy48.35, 0.3424, 0.3104
CIE-Lab75.05, 19.99, -1.43
Hunter Lab69.54, 19.27, -1.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 67% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 15% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCACBC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCACBC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCACBC

.text { color: #DCACBC; }
.background { background-color: #DCACBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCACBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 172, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 41%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCACBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 172, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCACBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 172, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCACBC

#D293A8#C67691#BB5D7D#AD486A#933E5A#773249#5D2739#441D2A#281118#0E0609

Tints of #DCACBC

#DFB3C2#E2BBC8#E5C2CE#E8C9D4#EBD0D9#EDD4DC#F0DBE2#F3E2E8#F6E9EE#F9F1F3

Tones of #DCACBC

#D9B0BE#D5B3BF#D2B7C0#CFBAC1#CBBDC2#C8C1C3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDCCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.97:1 Fails
Against black text10.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCACBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCACBC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCACBC: ·

How #DCACBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C7C7B8Deuteranopia · #CACEB7Tritanopia · #DAB5B4

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCACBC rather than the exact color:

Golden Ruby Lagoon
#DBAEBD · #A73A5F · #722C44 · #3D1A26
Smoky Ruby Aurora
#812135 · #43A32A · #4763D0 · #E0B0C0
Vivid Ruby Garden
#DEA5B8 · #D58BA4 · #D16B8D · #5E1D32
Tranquil Ruby Aurora
#28AD98 · #5FDACF · #DD6B7E · #E5ABBE
Misty Ruby Harbor
#2F9655 · #65CF99 · #B63987 · #DBA5C2
Rustic Ruby Opal
#EFD7DE · #D9A6B5 · #AC4E69 · #7D3147

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DBAEBD#E0B0C0#DEA5B8#E5ABBE#DBA5C2#D9A6B5#E2B4BD#DEA2BD#E3B5BD#DBB5B5#E6B2BA#E6ACC4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCACBB  ·  #DCACBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCACBC?

#DCACBC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 172, 188). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCACBC?

#DCACBC is RGB 220, 172, 188 — HSL 340°, 41%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 15%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCACBC?

Its complement is #ACDCCC; analogous partners are #DCACD4 and #DCB4AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCACBC for text?

Black text on #DCACBC has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.