Palettes / Colors / #DD97BA

#DD97BA — Light Muted Pink

#DD97BA is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#DD97BA 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 #97DDBA; it also sits naturally between #DD97DD and #DD9797. 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 87% · Green 59% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DD97BA

.text { color: #DD97BA; }
.background { background-color: #DD97BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD97BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 151, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 51%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD97BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 151, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD97BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 151, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD97BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD97BA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #97DDBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DD97BA: #000000.

How #DD97BA 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 #DD97BA 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

← #DD97B9  ·  #DD97BB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD97BA?

#DD97BA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 151, 186). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD97BA?

#DD97BA is RGB 221, 151, 186 — HSL 330°, 51%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 16%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD97BA?

Its complement is #97DDBA; analogous partners are #DD97DD and #DD9797. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD97BA for text?

Black text on #DD97BA has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.