Palettes / Colors / #DD787D

#DD787D — Light Red

#DD787D is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

#DD787D is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #78DDD8; it also sits naturally between #DD78B0 and #DDA678. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 47% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 43% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DD787D

.text { color: #DD787D; }
.background { background-color: #DD787D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD787D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 120, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 60%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD787D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 120, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD787D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 120, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD787D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD787D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DD787D

Tints of #DD787D

Tones of #DD787D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #78DDD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DD787D: #000000.

How #DD787D 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 #DD787D 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

← #DD787C  ·  #DD787E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD787D?

#DD787D is Light Red, a red color (RGB 221, 120, 125). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD787D?

#DD787D is RGB 221, 120, 125 — HSL 357°, 60%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 43%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD787D?

Its complement is #78DDD8; analogous partners are #DD78B0 and #DDA678. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD787D for text?

Black text on #DD787D has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.98:1.