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#DFAAAC — Light Muted Red

#DFAAAC is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #DFAAAC 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.

#DFAAAC is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #AADFDD; it also sits naturally between #DFAAC6 and #DFC3AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFAAAC · RGB 223, 170, 172

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Color values

HEX#DFAAAC
RGB223, 170, 172
HSL358°, 45%, 77%
HSV358°, 24%, 87%
CMYK0%, 24%, 23%, 13%
XYZ52.25, 47.42, 45.43
Yxy47.42, 0.3601, 0.3268
CIE-Lab74.46, 19.71, 6.51
Hunter Lab68.86, 18.92, 5.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 23% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFAAAC

.text { color: #DFAAAC; }
.background { background-color: #DFAAAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFAAAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 170, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 45%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFAAAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 170, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFAAAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 170, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFAAAC

#D59092#CA7275#C0595C#B14347#983A3D#7A2E31#602426#461B1C#290F10#0F0606

Tints of #DFAAAC

#E2B1B3#E4B9BA#E7C0C1#EAC8C9#EDCFD0#EED3D4#F1DADB#F4E1E2#F7E9E9#F9F0F1

Tones of #DFAAAC

#DBADAF#D7B2B3#D4B5B6#CFB9BA#CCBDBD#C8C1C1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADFDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.00:1 Fails
Against black text10.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFAAAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFAAAC

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 #DFAAAC: ·

How #DFAAAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C8ACDeuteranopia · #CBCFABTritanopia · #DCABAB

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette A87676
#A87676 · #CA8787 · #E1ACAC · #FFD0D0
Palette 3291b6
#3291B6 · #BB8ED0 · #E0A8A8 · #F1E2E2
Mellow Ruby Dusk
#237C80 · #53D0C5 · #D25F59 · #E2AEAF
Palette 921a40
#921A40 · #C75B7A · #D9ABAB · #F4D9D0
Golden Ember
#DDAEA7 · #C47A6E · #88493F · #47251F
Palette 838383
#838383 · #AD9D9D · #D9ADAD · #FCCBCB

Similar colors

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

#E1ACAC#E0A8A8#E2AEAF#D9ABAB#DDAEA7#D9ADAD#E4AFB2#E2A1AA#E7A8B2#D9A6B5#E6A2B1#EAAAB1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFAAAB  ·  #DFAAAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFAAAC?

#DFAAAC is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 170, 172). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFAAAC?

#DFAAAC is RGB 223, 170, 172 — HSL 358°, 45%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 23%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFAAAC?

Its complement is #AADFDD; analogous partners are #DFAAC6 and #DFC3AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFAAAC for text?

Black text on #DFAAAC has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.