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#DFAABB — Light Muted Pink

#DFAABB is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #DFAABB 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.

#DFAABB 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 #AADFCE; it also sits naturally between #DFAAD5 and #DFB4AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFAABB · RGB 223, 170, 187

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Color values

HEX#DFAABB
RGB223, 170, 187
HSL341°, 45%, 77%
HSV341°, 24%, 87%
CMYK0%, 24%, 16%, 13%
XYZ53.78, 48.03, 53.45
Yxy48.03, 0.3464, 0.3093
CIE-Lab74.84, 21.99, -1.15
Hunter Lab69.30, 21.27, -1.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFAABB

.text { color: #DFAABB; }
.background { background-color: #DFAABB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFAABB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 170, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 45%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFAABB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 170, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFAABB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 170, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFAABB

#D590A6#CA728E#C05979#B14366#983A57#7A2E46#602437#461B28#290F17#0F0609

Tints of #DFAABB

#E2B1C1#E4B9C7#E7C0CC#EAC8D2#EDCFD8#EED3DB#F1DAE1#F4E1E7#F7E9ED#F9F0F3

Tones of #DFAABB

#DBADBC#D7B2BD#D4B5BF#CFB9C0#CCBDC2#C8C1C3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADFCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.98:1 Fails
Against black text10.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFAABB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFAABB

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 #DFAABB: ·

How #DFAABB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C8B7Deuteranopia · #CBCFB6Tritanopia · #DCB4B3

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 #DFAABB rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Garden
#DEA5B8 · #D58BA4 · #D16B8D · #5E1D32
Golden Ruby Lagoon
#DBAEBD · #A73A5F · #722C44 · #3D1A26
Tranquil Ruby Aurora
#28AD98 · #5FDACF · #DD6B7E · #E5ABBE
Smoky Ruby Aurora
#812135 · #43A32A · #4763D0 · #E0B0C0
Amber Opal
#217A50 · #51D17B · #D1538E · #DEA2BD
Rustic Ruby Opal
#EFD7DE · #D9A6B5 · #AC4E69 · #7D3147

Similar colors

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

#DEA5B8#DBAEBD#E5ABBE#E0B0C0#DEA2BD#D9A6B5#DBA5C2#E8A9B7#E2B4BD#E7AFB6#E6B2BA#E4AFB2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFAABA  ·  #DFAABC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFAABB?

#DFAABB is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 170, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFAABB?

#DFAABB is RGB 223, 170, 187 — HSL 341°, 45%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 16%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFAABB?

Its complement is #AADFCE; analogous partners are #DFAAD5 and #DFB4AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFAABB for text?

Black text on #DFAABB has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.