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#DCACCC — Light Muted Pink

#DCACCC is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DCACCC 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.

#DCACCC 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 #ACDCBC; it also sits naturally between #D4ACDC and #DCACB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCACCC · RGB 220, 172, 204

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Color values

HEX#DCACCC
RGB220, 172, 204
HSL320°, 41%, 77%
HSV320°, 22%, 86%
CMYK0%, 22%, 7%, 14%
XYZ55.17, 49.08, 63.69
Yxy49.08, 0.3285, 0.2922
CIE-Lab75.50, 22.68, -9.50
Hunter Lab70.06, 22.05, -9.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 67% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 7% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DCACCC

.text { color: #DCACCC; }
.background { background-color: #DCACCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCACCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 172, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 41%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCACCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 172, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCACCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 172, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCACCC

#D293BD#C676AB#BB5D9C#AD488B#933E77#773260#5D274B#441D37#281120#0E060C

Tints of #DCACCC

#DFB3D1#E2BBD5#E5C2DA#E8C9DE#EBD0E2#EDD4E5#F0DBE9#F3E2ED#F6E9F2#F9F1F6

Tones of #DCACCC

#D9B0CB#D5B3CA#D2B7C9#CFBAC8#CBBDC7#C8C1C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDCBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.94:1 Fails
Against black text10.82:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCACCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCACCC

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 #DCACCC: ·

How #DCACCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C7C7C4Deuteranopia · #CACEC2Tritanopia · #DABEBD

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 756ab6
#756AB6 · #AC87C5 · #E0AED0 · #FFE5E5
Palette 213c51
#213C51 · #6594B1 · #DDAED3 · #EEEEEE
Palette Ffe6e6
#FFE6E6 · #E1AFD1 · #AD88C6 · #7469B6
Palette 7469b6
#7469B6 · #AD88C6 · #E1AFD1 · #FFE6E6
Serene Ruby
#E11A45 · #E3AFC9 · #EFECD7 · #EDC92C
Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0

Similar colors

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

#E0AED0#DDAED3#E1AFD1#E3AFC9#D7ACD4#E3A5C7#E3A8D4#DDB6C6#DBA5C2#E7AED2#DFB8CF#E6ACC4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCACCB  ·  #DCACCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCACCC?

#DCACCC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 172, 204). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCACCC?

#DCACCC is RGB 220, 172, 204 — HSL 320°, 41%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 7%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCACCC?

Its complement is #ACDCBC; analogous partners are #D4ACDC and #DCACB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCACCC for text?

Black text on #DCACCC has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.