Palettes / Colors / #DCBBB5
#DCBBB5 — Light Muted Red
#DCBBB5 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 #DCBBB5 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.
#DCBBB5 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #B6D7DD; it also sits naturally between #DDB6C4 and #DDCFB6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCBBB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 187, 181 |
| HSL | 9°, 36%, 79% |
| HSV | 9°, 18%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 18%, 14% |
| XYZ | 55.63, 54.09, 51.23 |
| Yxy | 54.09, 0.3456, 0.3361 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.52, 10.84, 7.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.55, 10.39, 6.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 73% · Blue 71%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 18% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCBBB5
.text { color: #DCBBB5; }
.background { background-color: #DCBBB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBBB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 187, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 36%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBBB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 187, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBBB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 187, 181, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCBBB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBBB5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCBBB5
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B6D7DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCBBB5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBBB5
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCBBB5: ·
How #DCBBB5 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 #DCBBB5 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCBBB5?
#DCBBB5 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 220, 187, 181). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBBB5?
#DCBBB5 is RGB 220, 187, 181 — HSL 9°, 36%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 18%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCBBB5?
Its complement is #B6D7DD; analogous partners are #DDB6C4 and #DDCFB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCBBB5 for text?
Black text on #DCBBB5 has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.