Palettes / Colors / #DCAEB2

#DCAEB2 — Light Muted Red

#DCAEB2 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #DCAEB2 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.

#DCAEB2 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 #ADDCD8; it also sits naturally between #DCADC8 and #DCC0AD. 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 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 19% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCAEB2

.text { color: #DCAEB2; }
.background { background-color: #DCAEB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCAEB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 174, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 40%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCAEB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 174, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCAEB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 174, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCAEB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCAEB2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADDCD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCAEB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCAEB2

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 #DCAEB2 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 #DCAEB2 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

← #DCAEB1  ·  #DCAEB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCAEB2?

#DCAEB2 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 220, 174, 178). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCAEB2?

#DCAEB2 is RGB 220, 174, 178 — HSL 355°, 40%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 19%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCAEB2?

Its complement is #ADDCD8; analogous partners are #DCADC8 and #DCC0AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCAEB2 for text?

Black text on #DCAEB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.