Palettes / Colors / #DCBBBC

#DCBBBC — Light Muted Red

#DCBBBC is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DCBBBC 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.

#DCBBBC 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 #BCDCDB; it also sits naturally between #DCBCCD and #DCCBBC. 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 73% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 15% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBBBC

.text { color: #DCBBBC; }
.background { background-color: #DCBBBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBBBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 187, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 32%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBBBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 187, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBBBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 187, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCDCDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBBBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBBBC

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 #DCBBBC 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 #DCBBBC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBBBC?

#DCBBBC is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 220, 187, 188). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBBBC?

#DCBBBC is RGB 220, 187, 188 — HSL 358°, 32%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 15%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCBBBC?

Its complement is #BCDCDB; analogous partners are #DCBCCD and #DCCBBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBBBC for text?

Black text on #DCBBBC has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.