Palettes / Colors / #DDACB7

#DDACB7 — Light Muted Red

#DDACB7 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 #DDACB7 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.

#DDACB7 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #ACDDD2; it also sits naturally between #DDACCF and #DDBAAC. 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 67% · Blue 72%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 17% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDACB7

.text { color: #DDACB7; }
.background { background-color: #DDACB7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDACB7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 172, 183); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 42%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDACB7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 172, 183, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDACB7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 172, 183, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDACB7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDACB7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDDD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDACB7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDACB7

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 #DDACB7 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 #DDACB7 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

← #DDACB6  ·  #DDACB8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDACB7?

#DDACB7 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 221, 172, 183). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDACB7?

#DDACB7 is RGB 221, 172, 183 — HSL 347°, 42%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 17%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDACB7?

Its complement is #ACDDD2; analogous partners are #DDACCF and #DDBAAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDACB7 for text?

Black text on #DDACB7 has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.