Palettes / Colors / #C879AE

#C879AE — Muted Pink

#C879AE is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

#C879AE 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 #79C893; it also sits naturally between #BB79C8 and #C87986. 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 47% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 13% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C879AE

.text { color: #C879AE; }
.background { background-color: #C879AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C879AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 121, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 42%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C879AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 121, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C879AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 121, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C879AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C879AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #79C893:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C879AE: #000000.

How #C879AE 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 #C879AE 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

← #C879AD  ·  #C879AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C879AE?

#C879AE is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 200, 121, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C879AE?

#C879AE is RGB 200, 121, 174 — HSL 320°, 42%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 13%, 22%.

What colors go with #C879AE?

Its complement is #79C893; analogous partners are #BB79C8 and #C87986. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C879AE for text?

Black text on #C879AE has a contrast ratio of 6.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.09:1.