Palettes / Colors / #CD898E

#CD898E — Light Muted Red

#CD898E is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

#CD898E is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #89CDC8; it also sits naturally between #CD89AF and #CDA689. 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 54% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 31% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD898E

.text { color: #CD898E; }
.background { background-color: #CD898E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD898E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 137, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 40%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD898E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 137, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD898E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 137, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD898E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD898E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #89CDC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD898E: #000000.

How #CD898E 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 #CD898E 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

← #CD898D  ·  #CD898F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD898E?

#CD898E is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 137, 142). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD898E?

#CD898E is RGB 205, 137, 142 — HSL 356°, 40%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 31%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD898E?

Its complement is #89CDC8; analogous partners are #CD89AF and #CDA689. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD898E for text?

Black text on #CD898E has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.78:1.