Palettes / Colors / #DCBBBA
#DCBBBA — Light Muted Red
#DCBBBA 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 #DCBBBA 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.
#DCBBBA 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 #BBDCDD; it also sits naturally between #DDBBCB and #DDCDBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCBBBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 187, 186 |
| HSL | 2°, 33%, 80% |
| HSV | 2°, 15%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 15%, 14% |
| XYZ | 56.15, 54.30, 53.98 |
| Yxy | 54.30, 0.3415, 0.3302 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.64, 11.62, 4.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.69, 11.16, 4.30 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 73% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 15% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCBBBA
.text { color: #DCBBBA; }
.background { background-color: #DCBBBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBBBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 187, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 33%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBBBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 187, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBBBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 187, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCBBBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBBBA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCBBBA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBDCDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCBBBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBBBA
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 #DCBBBA: ·
How #DCBBBA 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 #DCBBBA 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 #DCBBBA?
#DCBBBA is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 220, 187, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBBBA?
#DCBBBA is RGB 220, 187, 186 — HSL 2°, 33%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 15%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCBBBA?
Its complement is #BBDCDD; analogous partners are #DDBBCB and #DDCDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCBBBA for text?
Black text on #DCBBBA has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.