Palettes / Colors / #DDBBBA

#DDBBBA — Light Muted Red

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

#DDBBBA 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 #BBDCDD; it also sits naturally between #DDBBCB and #DDCDBB. 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 73% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #DDBBBA

.text { color: #DDBBBA; }
.background { background-color: #DDBBBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBBBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 187, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 34%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBBBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 187, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBBBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 187, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDBBBA

Tints of #DDBBBA

Tones of #DDBBBA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBDCDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDBBBA: #000000.

How #DDBBBA 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 #DDBBBA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDBBB9  ·  #DDBBBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBBBA?

#DDBBBA is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 221, 187, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBBBA?

#DDBBBA is RGB 221, 187, 186 — HSL 2°, 34%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 16%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDBBBA?

Its complement is #BBDCDD; analogous partners are #DDBBCB and #DDCDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDBBBA for text?

Black text on #DDBBBA has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.