Palettes / Colors / #C686BB

#C686BB — Muted Pink

#C686BB 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 #C686BB 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.

#C686BB 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 #86C690; it also sits naturally between #B086C6 and #C6869B. 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 78% · Green 53% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 6% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C686BB

.text { color: #C686BB; }
.background { background-color: #C686BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C686BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(198, 134, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 36%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C686BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(198, 134, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C686BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(198, 134, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C686BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C686BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #86C690:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C686BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C686BB

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 #C686BB 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 #C686BB 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 #C686BB?

#C686BB is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 198, 134, 187). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C686BB?

#C686BB is RGB 198, 134, 187 — HSL 310°, 36%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 6%, 22%.

What colors go with #C686BB?

Its complement is #86C690; analogous partners are #B086C6 and #C6869B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C686BB for text?

Black text on #C686BB has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.79:1.