Palettes / Colors / #DCADCD

#DCADCD — Light Muted Pink

#DCADCD 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 #DCADCD 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.

#DCADCD 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 #ADDCBC; it also sits naturally between #D3ADDC and #DCADB5. 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 68% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 7% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCADCD

.text { color: #DCADCD; }
.background { background-color: #DCADCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCADCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 173, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 40%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCADCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 173, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCADCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 173, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCADCD

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Tones of #DCADCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADDCBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCADCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCADCD

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 #DCADCD 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 #DCADCD 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

← #DCADCC  ·  #DCADCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCADCD?

#DCADCD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 173, 205). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCADCD?

#DCADCD is RGB 220, 173, 205 — HSL 319°, 40%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 7%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCADCD?

Its complement is #ADDCBC; analogous partners are #D3ADDC and #DCADB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCADCD for text?

Black text on #DCADCD has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.