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#DDACCB — Light Muted Pink

#DDACCB 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 #DDACCB 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.

#DDACCB 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 #ACDDBE; it also sits naturally between #D6ACDD and #DDACB2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDACCB · RGB 221, 172, 203

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Color values

HEX#DDACCB
RGB221, 172, 203
HSL322°, 42%, 77%
HSV322°, 22%, 87%
CMYK0%, 22%, 8%, 13%
XYZ55.35, 49.19, 63.08
Yxy49.19, 0.3302, 0.2935
CIE-Lab75.57, 22.85, -8.85
Hunter Lab70.13, 22.23, -8.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DDACCB

.text { color: #DDACCB; }
.background { background-color: #DDACCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDACCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 172, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 42%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDACCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 172, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDACCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 172, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDACCB

#D392BB#C775A9#BC5C99#AE4788#943D74#77315E#5E264A#451C36#28101F#0E060B

Tints of #DDACCB

#E0B3CF#E3BAD4#E6C1D9#E9C9DD#ECD0E2#EDD4E4#F0DBE8#F3E2ED#F6E9F1#F9F1F6

Tones of #DDACCB

#D9AFCA#D6B3C9#D2B6C8#CFBAC7#CBBDC6#C8C1C5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDDBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.94:1 Fails
Against black text10.84:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDACCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDACCB

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 #DDACCB: ·

How #DDACCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C7C3Deuteranopia · #CBCEC2Tritanopia · #DBBEBC

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 756ab6
#756AB6 · #AC87C5 · #E0AED0 · #FFE5E5
Serene Ruby
#E11A45 · #E3AFC9 · #EFECD7 · #EDC92C
Palette Ffe6e6
#FFE6E6 · #E1AFD1 · #AD88C6 · #7469B6
Palette 7469b6
#7469B6 · #AD88C6 · #E1AFD1 · #FFE6E6
Palette 213c51
#213C51 · #6594B1 · #DDAED3 · #EEEEEE
Palette Ffdfd6
#FFDFD6 · #E3A5C7 · #B692C2 · #694F8E

Similar colors

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

#E0AED0#E3AFC9#E1AFD1#DDAED3#E3A5C7#D7ACD4#DDB6C6#E6ACC4#E3A8D4#DBA5C2#E0B0C0#E7AED2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDACCA  ·  #DDACCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDACCB?

#DDACCB is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 172, 203). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDACCB?

#DDACCB is RGB 221, 172, 203 — HSL 322°, 42%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDACCB?

Its complement is #ACDDBE; analogous partners are #D6ACDD and #DDACB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDACCB for text?

Black text on #DDACCB has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.