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#DEABC3 — Light Muted Pink

#DEABC3 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 #DEABC3 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.

#DEABC3 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 #ABDEC6; it also sits naturally between #DEABDC and #DEACAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEABC3 · RGB 222, 171, 195

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Color values

HEX#DEABC3
RGB222, 171, 195
HSL332°, 44%, 77%
HSV332°, 23%, 87%
CMYK0%, 23%, 12%, 13%
XYZ54.54, 48.60, 58.14
Yxy48.60, 0.3382, 0.3013
CIE-Lab75.20, 22.39, -5.01
Hunter Lab69.71, 21.72, -4.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 12% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DEABC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DEABC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DEABC3

.text { color: #DEABC3; }
.background { background-color: #DEABC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEABC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 171, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(332, 44%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEABC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 171, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEABC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 171, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEABC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEABC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEABC3

#D491B0#C9739B#BF5A89#B04577#973B65#792F52#5F2540#461B2F#28101B#0F060A

Tints of #DEABC3

#E1B2C8#E4B9CD#E7C1D2#EAC8D8#ECCFDD#EED3E0#F1DAE5#F4E2EA#F6E9EF#F9F0F5

Tones of #DEABC3

#DBAEC3#D7B2C3#D3B6C3#CFB9C4#CCBDC4#C8C1C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABDEC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.96:1 Fails
Against black text10.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEABC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEABC3

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 #DEABC3: ·

How #DEABC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C7BDDeuteranopia · #CBCFBCTritanopia · #DBB9B8

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 #DEABC3 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Aurora
#812135 · #43A32A · #4763D0 · #E0B0C0
Misty Ruby Harbor
#2F9655 · #65CF99 · #B63987 · #DBA5C2
Golden Ruby Lagoon
#DBAEBD · #A73A5F · #722C44 · #3D1A26
Amber Ruby Petal
#B32153 · #55B722 · #265ECA · #E6ACC4
Tranquil Ruby Aurora
#28AD98 · #5FDACF · #DD6B7E · #E5ABBE
Serene Ruby
#E11A45 · #E3AFC9 · #EFECD7 · #EDC92C

Similar colors

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

#E0B0C0#DBA5C2#DBAEBD#E6ACC4#E5ABBE#E3AFC9#E3A5C7#DEA2BD#DDB6C6#E2B4BD#DEA5B8#E3B5BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEABC2  ·  #DEABC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEABC3?

#DEABC3 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 171, 195). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEABC3?

#DEABC3 is RGB 222, 171, 195 — HSL 332°, 44%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 12%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEABC3?

Its complement is #ABDEC6; analogous partners are #DEABDC and #DEACAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEABC3 for text?

Black text on #DEABC3 has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.