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#CB809D — Muted Pink

#CB809D is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #CB809D 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.

#CB809D 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 #80CBAE; it also sits naturally between #CB80C2 and #CB8980. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB809D · RGB 203, 128, 157

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Color values

HEX#CB809D
RGB203, 128, 157
HSL337°, 42%, 65%
HSV337°, 37%, 80%
CMYK0%, 37%, 23%, 20%
XYZ38.43, 30.57, 35.77
Yxy30.57, 0.3668, 0.2918
CIE-Lab62.14, 32.92, -3.28
Hunter Lab55.29, 30.76, -2.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 50% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 23% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB809D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB809D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB809D

.text { color: #CB809D; }
.background { background-color: #CB809D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB809D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 128, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(337, 42%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB809D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 128, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB809D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 128, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB809D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB809D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB809D

#C26B8C#B9557B#AA466C#943D5E#7F3451#652940#502133#3A1825#240F17#0E0609

Tints of #CB809D

#D08BA5#D496AE#D9A1B6#DDACBF#E3BACA#E7C5D2#ECD0DB#F0DBE3#F5E6EB#F9F1F4

Tones of #CB809D

#C6869E#C18BA0#BB90A1#B696A2#B09BA3#ABA0A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80CBAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.95:1 Fails
Against black text7.11:1 AAA

Best text color on #CB809D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB809D

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 #CB809D: ·

How #CB809D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ABAA96Deuteranopia · #AFB594Tritanopia · #C7908F

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind stone 500 · #78716C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB809D rather than the exact color:

Royal Harbor
#67BC7E · #5B8CA9 · #B5A5C6 · #C47E9B
Palette 56021f
#56021F · #7D1C4A · #D17D98 · #F4CCE9
Golden Dusk
#D2799B · #B83D33 · #C48235 · #DCDC86
Cosmic Ruby Whisper
#3F6979 · #B19CD0 · #C1849F · #AEA17F
Dreamy Canyon
#D77BBA · #D6869A · #B6533C · #CFAF79
Lucky Ruby Meadow
#CE8B96 · #7F684D · #8BA347 · #69C168

Similar colors

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

#C47E9B#D17D98#D2799B#C1849F#D6869A#CE8B96#CA8892#CB80AB#BC7D9F#D58BA4#C48E98#C187A9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB809C  ·  #CB809E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB809D?

#CB809D is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 128, 157). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB809D?

#CB809D is RGB 203, 128, 157 — HSL 337°, 42%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 23%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB809D?

Its complement is #80CBAE; analogous partners are #CB80C2 and #CB8980. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB809D for text?

Black text on #CB809D has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.95:1.