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#CD7AA2 — Muted Pink

#CD7AA2 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 #CD7AA2 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.

#CD7AA2 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 #7ACDA5; it also sits naturally between #CD7ACB and #CD7B7A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD7AA2 · RGB 205, 122, 162

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Color values

HEX#CD7AA2
RGB205, 122, 162
HSL331°, 45%, 64%
HSV331°, 40%, 80%
CMYK0%, 40%, 21%, 20%
XYZ38.66, 29.51, 37.84
Yxy29.51, 0.3647, 0.2784
CIE-Lab61.23, 37.58, -7.46
Hunter Lab54.32, 35.43, -6.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 48% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 21% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD7AA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD7AA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD7AA2

.text { color: #CD7AA2; }
.background { background-color: #CD7AA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD7AA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 122, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 45%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD7AA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 122, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD7AA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 122, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD7AA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD7AA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD7AA2

#C46492#BC4E83#AA4174#943864#7E3055#682746#511F37#3B1628#250E19#0F060A

Tints of #CD7AA2

#D185AA#D590B1#DB9FBC#DFAAC3#E3B5CB#E7C0D3#EBCBDB#F1DAE5#F5E5ED#F9F0F5

Tones of #CD7AA2

#C77FA2#C186A2#BB8BA2#B592A3#AF97A3#A99EA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7ACDA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.04:1 AA large only
Against black text6.90:1 AA

Best text color on #CD7AA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD7AA2

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 #CD7AA2: ·

How #CD7AA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A898Deuteranopia · #AEB496Tritanopia · #C9918F

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD7AA2 rather than the exact color:

Golden Dusk
#D2799B · #B83D33 · #C48235 · #DCDC86
Palette 624e88
#624E88 · #8967B3 · #CB80AB · #E6D9A2
Palette 56021f
#56021F · #7D1C4A · #D17D98 · #F4CCE9
Royal Harbor
#67BC7E · #5B8CA9 · #B5A5C6 · #C47E9B
Cosmic Ruby Drift
#7D71C7 · #B667CE · #D175AD · #B24644
Palette 6867ac
#6867AC · #A267AC · #CE7BB0 · #FFBCD1

Similar colors

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

#D2799B#CB80AB#D17D98#C47E9B#D175AD#CE7BB0#C1849F#D6869A#DC7C9A#BC7D9F#D289AA#BD759C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD7AA1  ·  #CD7AA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD7AA2?

#CD7AA2 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 122, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD7AA2?

#CD7AA2 is RGB 205, 122, 162 — HSL 331°, 45%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 21%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD7AA2?

Its complement is #7ACDA5; analogous partners are #CD7ACB and #CD7B7A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD7AA2 for text?

Black text on #CD7AA2 has a contrast ratio of 6.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.04:1.