Palettes / Colors / #C280BB

#C280BB — Muted Pink

#C280BB is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #C280BB 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.

#C280BB 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 #80C286; it also sits naturally between #A780C2 and #C2809A. 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 76% · Green 50% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 4% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C280BB

.text { color: #C280BB; }
.background { background-color: #C280BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C280BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 128, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 35%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C280BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 128, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C280BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 128, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C280BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C280BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80C286:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C280BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C280BB

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 #C280BB 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 #C280BB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C280BB?

#C280BB is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 194, 128, 187). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C280BB?

#C280BB is RGB 194, 128, 187 — HSL 306°, 35%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 4%, 24%.

What colors go with #C280BB?

Its complement is #80C286; analogous partners are #A780C2 and #C2809A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C280BB for text?

Black text on #C280BB has a contrast ratio of 7.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.96:1.