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#DD92BF — Light Muted Pink

#DD92BF is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DD92BF 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.

#DD92BF is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #92DDB0; it also sits naturally between #D592DD and #DD929A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DD92BF · RGB 221, 146, 191

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Color values

HEX#DD92BF
RGB221, 146, 191
HSL324°, 52%, 72%
HSV324°, 34%, 87%
CMYK0%, 34%, 14%, 13%
XYZ49.50, 39.69, 54.34
Yxy39.69, 0.3449, 0.2765
CIE-Lab69.25, 34.83, -11.66
Hunter Lab63.00, 33.90, -10.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 57% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DD92BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DD92BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DD92BF

.text { color: #DD92BF; }
.background { background-color: #DD92BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD92BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 146, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 52%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD92BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 146, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD92BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 146, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD92BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD92BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DD92BF

#D477AF#CC5C9F#C44591#AE377F#932F6B#782657#5D1D44#461633#2B0D1F#10050B

Tints of #DD92BF

#DF9AC4#E3A6CA#E5AECF#E9B9D6#EBC1DA#EEC9DF#F2D4E6#F4DCEA#F8E8F1#FAEFF6

Tones of #DD92BF

#D897BE#D29DBD#CDA2BC#C7A8BB#C2ADBA#BDB3B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92DDB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.35:1 Fails
Against black text8.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #DD92BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD92BF

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 #DD92BF: ·

How #DD92BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BDBCB4Deuteranopia · #C1C7B2Tritanopia · #D9ACAA

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 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DD92BF rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Saffron
#848DD0 · #936BCE · #B957C2 · #DB93BC
Vivid Ruby Voyage
#D244CD · #E08EB9 · #D55C66 · #C66027
Vintage Ruby Saffron
#E3B0D6 · #D78EC5 · #732B61 · #4D1940
Crystal Zephyr
#303FB4 · #A283CF · #D684DC · #DC8BB7
Palette Ffdfd3
#FFDFD3 · #FEC8D8 · #D291BC · #957DAD
Lucky Ruby Canyon
#AB53C6 · #D991CA · #B53B63 · #C65949

Similar colors

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

#DB93BC#E08EB9#D78EC5#DC8BB7#D291BC#D991CA#D295BB#E491C9#D988B9#E28DCA#E493B3#D989B5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DD92BE  ·  #DD92C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD92BF?

#DD92BF is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 146, 191). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD92BF?

#DD92BF is RGB 221, 146, 191 — HSL 324°, 52%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD92BF?

Its complement is #92DDB0; analogous partners are #D592DD and #DD929A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD92BF for text?

Black text on #DD92BF has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.