Palettes / Colors / #CD889E

#CD889E — Light Muted Pink

#CD889E is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #CD889E 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.

#CD889E 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 #88CDB8; it also sits naturally between #CD88C1 and #CD9588. 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 53% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 23% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD889E

.text { color: #CD889E; }
.background { background-color: #CD889E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD889E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 136, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 41%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD889E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 136, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD889E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 136, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD889E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD889E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #88CDB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD889E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD889E

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 #CD889E 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 #CD889E 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

← #CD889D  ·  #CD889F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD889E?

#CD889E is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 136, 158). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD889E?

#CD889E is RGB 205, 136, 158 — HSL 341°, 41%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 23%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD889E?

Its complement is #88CDB8; analogous partners are #CD88C1 and #CD9588. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD889E for text?

Black text on #CD889E has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.76:1.