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#DFAFBB — Light Muted Red

#DFAFBB is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

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

#DFAFBB 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 #AFDFD3; it also sits naturally between #DFAFD3 and #DFBBAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFAFBB · RGB 223, 175, 187

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Color values

HEX#DFAFBB
RGB223, 175, 187
HSL345°, 43%, 78%
HSV345°, 22%, 87%
CMYK0%, 22%, 16%, 13%
XYZ54.73, 49.94, 53.77
Yxy49.94, 0.3454, 0.3152
CIE-Lab76.03, 19.30, 0.59
Hunter Lab70.67, 18.65, 0.53

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 69% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFAFBB

.text { color: #DFAFBB; }
.background { background-color: #DFAFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFAFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 175, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFAFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 175, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFAFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 175, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFAFBB

#D595A5#C9788C#BF5F77#AF4660#963C52#7C3144#5F2634#451C26#281016#0F0608

Tints of #DFAFBB

#E2B6C1#E5BDC7#E6C1CA#E9C8D1#ECD0D7#EFD7DD#F2DEE3#F3E2E6#F6E9EC#F9F0F3

Tones of #DFAFBB

#DCB2BD#D8B6BE#D5B9C0#D1BDC2#CEC0C4#CAC4C5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFDFD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.91:1 Fails
Against black text10.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFAFBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFAFBB

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 #DFAFBB: ·

How #DFAFBB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CACAB8Deuteranopia · #CDD1B7Tritanopia · #DDB6B5

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 #DFAFBB rather than the exact color:

Golden Ruby Lagoon
#DBAEBD · #A73A5F · #722C44 · #3D1A26
Smoky Ruby Aurora
#812135 · #43A32A · #4763D0 · #E0B0C0
Ruby Whisper
#FFF5F5 · #F7D6D0 · #E2B4BD · #4A4A4A
Tender Mosaic
#A52A2C · #36CA33 · #3336CA · #E3B5BD
Palette C599b6
#C599B6 · #E6B2BA · #FAD0C4 · #FFF7F3
Tranquil Ruby Aurora
#28AD98 · #5FDACF · #DD6B7E · #E5ABBE

Similar colors

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

#DBAEBD#E0B0C0#E2B4BD#E3B5BD#E6B2BA#E5ABBE#DBB5B5#E7AFB6#E4AFB2#DEA5B8#E9B2BC#E8B4B8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFAFBA  ·  #DFAFBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFAFBB?

#DFAFBB is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 175, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFAFBB?

#DFAFBB is RGB 223, 175, 187 — HSL 345°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 16%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFAFBB?

Its complement is #AFDFD3; analogous partners are #DFAFD3 and #DFBBAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFAFBB for text?

Black text on #DFAFBB has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.