Palettes / Colors / #8D495C

#8D495C — Muted Pink

#8D495C is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #8D495C 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.

#8D495C 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 #498D7A; it also sits naturally between #8D497F and #8D5849. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 55% · Green 29% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 35% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8D495C

.text { color: #8D495C; }
.background { background-color: #8D495C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8D495C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(141, 73, 92); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 32%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8D495C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(141, 73, 92, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8D495C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(141, 73, 92, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8D495C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8D495C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #498D7A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8D495C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8D495C

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:

How #8D495C 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 #8D495C rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #8D495B  ·  #8D495D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8D495C?

#8D495C is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 141, 73, 92). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8D495C?

#8D495C is RGB 141, 73, 92 — HSL 343°, 32%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 35%, 45%.

What colors go with #8D495C?

Its complement is #498D7A; analogous partners are #8D497F and #8D5849. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8D495C for text?

White text on #8D495C has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.24:1.