Palettes / Colors / #DEBFC3
#DEBFC3 — Light Muted Red
#DEBFC3 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DEBFC3 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.
#DEBFC3 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 #BFDEDA; it also sits naturally between #DEBFD3 and #DECABF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEBFC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 191, 195 |
| HSL | 352°, 32%, 81% |
| HSV | 352°, 14%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 12%, 13% |
| XYZ | 58.61, 56.73, 59.49 |
| Yxy | 56.73, 0.3352, 0.3245 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.03, 11.65, 2.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.32, 11.28, 1.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 75% · Blue 76%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 12% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEBFC3
.text { color: #DEBFC3; }
.background { background-color: #DEBFC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEBFC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 191, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 32%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEBFC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 191, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEBFC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 191, 195, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEBFC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEBFC3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEBFC3
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Tones of #DEBFC3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFDEDA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.70:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.35:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEBFC3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEBFC3
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DEBFC3: ·
How #DEBFC3 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 #DEBFC3 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DEBFC3?
#DEBFC3 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 222, 191, 195). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEBFC3?
#DEBFC3 is RGB 222, 191, 195 — HSL 352°, 32%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 12%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEBFC3?
Its complement is #BFDEDA; analogous partners are #DEBFD3 and #DECABF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEBFC3 for text?
Black text on #DEBFC3 has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.