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#DCAEB3 — Light Muted Red

#DCAEB3 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 #DCAEB3 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.

#DCAEB3 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 #ADDCD6; it also sits naturally between #DCADCA and #DCBFAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCAEB3 · RGB 220, 174, 179

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Color values

HEX#DCAEB3
RGB220, 174, 179
HSL353°, 40%, 77%
HSV353°, 21%, 86%
CMYK0%, 21%, 19%, 14%
XYZ52.79, 48.74, 49.27
Yxy48.74, 0.3500, 0.3232
CIE-Lab75.29, 17.50, 3.85
Hunter Lab69.82, 16.78, 3.35

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

Sample text in #DCAEB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCAEB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCAEB3

.text { color: #DCAEB3; }
.background { background-color: #DCAEB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCAEB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 174, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 40%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCAEB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 174, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCAEB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 174, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCAEB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCAEB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCAEB3

#D1949B#C57780#BA5E69#AB4955#923F48#76323A#5D282E#441D22#271113#0E0607

Tints of #DCAEB3

#DFB4B9#E2BBC0#E5C2C6#E8C9CD#EBD1D4#EDD4D7#F0DBDE#F3E2E4#F6EAEB#F9F1F2

Tones of #DCAEB3

#D8B0B5#D5B3B7#D2B7BA#CEBABD#CBBEBF#C8C1C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADDCD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.95:1 Fails
Against black text10.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCAEB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCAEB3

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 #DCAEB3: ·

How #DCAEB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C8B2Deuteranopia · #CBCEB2Tritanopia · #DAB1B1

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCAEB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 838383
#838383 · #AD9D9D · #D9ADAD · #FCCBCB
Mellow Ruby Dusk
#237C80 · #53D0C5 · #D25F59 · #E2AEAF
Palette F1e5d1
#F1E5D1 · #DBB5B5 · #C39898 · #987070
Radiant Whisper
#E9C3C5 · #E4AFB2 · #BA5459 · #5A2628
Rustic Ruby Opal
#EFD7DE · #D9A6B5 · #AC4E69 · #7D3147
Palette A87676
#A87676 · #CA8787 · #E1ACAC · #FFD0D0

Similar colors

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

#D9ADAD#E2AEAF#DBB5B5#E4AFB2#D9A6B5#E1ACAC#D9ABAB#D5B4B4#DBAEBD#DEA5B8#E7AFB6#DEB6AB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCAEB2  ·  #DCAEB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCAEB3?

#DCAEB3 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 220, 174, 179). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCAEB3?

#DCAEB3 is RGB 220, 174, 179 — HSL 353°, 40%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 19%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCAEB3?

Its complement is #ADDCD6; analogous partners are #DCADCA and #DCBFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCAEB3 for text?

Black text on #DCAEB3 has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.