Palettes / Colors / #DDBBBC

#DDBBBC — Light Muted Red

#DDBBBC is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

#DDBBBC 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 #BBDDDC; it also sits naturally between #DDBBCD and #DDCBBB. 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 74%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDBBBC

.text { color: #DDBBBC; }
.background { background-color: #DDBBBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBBBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 187, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 33%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBBBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 187, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBBBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 187, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDBBBC

Tints of #DDBBBC

Tones of #DDBBBC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBDDDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDBBBC: #000000.

How #DDBBBC 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 #DDBBBC 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

← #DDBBBB  ·  #DDBBBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBBBC?

#DDBBBC is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 221, 187, 188). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBBBC?

#DDBBBC is RGB 221, 187, 188 — HSL 358°, 33%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 15%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDBBBC?

Its complement is #BBDDDC; analogous partners are #DDBBCD and #DDCBBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDBBBC for text?

Black text on #DDBBBC has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.