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#DDB2B0 — Light Muted Red

#DDB2B0 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

#DDB2B0 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B0DBDD; it also sits naturally between #DDB0C5 and #DDC9B0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDB2B0 · RGB 221, 178, 176

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Color values

HEX#DDB2B0
RGB221, 178, 176
HSL3°, 40%, 78%
HSV3°, 20%, 87%
CMYK0%, 19%, 20%, 13%
XYZ53.58, 50.35, 47.97
Yxy50.35, 0.3527, 0.3315
CIE-Lab76.28, 15.26, 6.93
Hunter Lab70.96, 14.62, 5.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 70% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 20% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDB2B0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDB2B0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDB2B0

.text { color: #DDB2B0; }
.background { background-color: #DDB2B0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDB2B0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 178, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 40%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDB2B0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 178, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDB2B0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 178, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDB2B0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDB2B0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDB2B0

#D39A97#C67F7B#BC6662#AB4E49#92433F#793734#5D2A28#441F1D#271211#0E0706

Tints of #DDB2B0

#E0BAB8#E3C1BF#E5C4C2#E8CBC9#EBD2D1#EED9D8#F1E0DF#F3E3E2#F6EAEA#F9F1F1

Tones of #DDB2B0

#DAB6B4#D7B8B7#D4BBBA#D0BEBD#CDC1C1#CAC4C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0DBDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.90:1 Fails
Against black text11.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDB2B0: #000000.

How #DDB2B0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CACAB0Deuteranopia · #CDD0B1Tritanopia · #DBB1B1

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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDB2B0 rather than the exact color:

Palette F1e5d1
#F1E5D1 · #DBB5B5 · #C39898 · #987070
Mellow Ruby Dusk
#237C80 · #53D0C5 · #D25F59 · #E2AEAF
Palette F8ecd1
#F8ECD1 · #DEB6AB · #AC7D88 · #85586F
Palette F5e8c7
#F5E8C7 · #ECCCB2 · #DEB6AB · #AC7088
Palette 838383
#838383 · #AD9D9D · #D9ADAD · #FCCBCB
Radiant Whisper
#E9C3C5 · #E4AFB2 · #BA5459 · #5A2628

Similar colors

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

#DBB5B5#E2AEAF#DEB6AB#D9ADAD#E4AFB2#E1ACAC#D5B4B4#D9ABAB#DDAEA7#DBB9B7#E7B3B3#E7AFB6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDB2AF  ·  #DDB2B1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDB2B0?

#DDB2B0 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 221, 178, 176). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDB2B0?

#DDB2B0 is RGB 221, 178, 176 — HSL 3°, 40%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 20%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDB2B0?

Its complement is #B0DBDD; analogous partners are #DDB0C5 and #DDC9B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDB2B0 for text?

Black text on #DDB2B0 has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.