Palettes / Colors / #CD7991

#CD7991 — Muted Pink

#CD7991 is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

#CD7991 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 #79CDB5; it also sits naturally between #CD79BB and #CD8B79. 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 80% · Green 47% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 29% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD7991

.text { color: #CD7991; }
.background { background-color: #CD7991; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD7991; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 121, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 46%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD7991; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 121, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD7991; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 121, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD7991">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD7991">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #79CDB5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD7991: #000000.

How #CD7991 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 #CD7991 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 #CD7991?

#CD7991 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 121, 145). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD7991?

#CD7991 is RGB 205, 121, 145 — HSL 343°, 46%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 29%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD7991?

Its complement is #79CDB5; analogous partners are #CD79BB and #CD8B79. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD7991 for text?

Black text on #CD7991 has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.12:1.