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#CD949B — Light Muted Red

#CD949B is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #CD949B 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.

#CD949B 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 #93CCC6; it also sits naturally between #CC93B7 and #CCA993. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD949B · RGB 205, 148, 155

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Color values

HEX#CD949B
RGB205, 148, 155
HSL353°, 36%, 69%
HSV353°, 28%, 80%
CMYK0%, 28%, 24%, 20%
XYZ41.68, 36.53, 35.86
Yxy36.53, 0.3654, 0.3202
CIE-Lab66.92, 22.47, 4.84
Hunter Lab60.44, 20.90, 3.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 58% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 24% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD949B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD949B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD949B

.text { color: #CD949B; }
.background { background-color: #CD949B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD949B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 148, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 36%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD949B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 148, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD949B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 148, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD949B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD949B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD949B

#C37F87#B76670#AD525C#95464F#803C44#683137#53272C#3B1C1F#261214#0E0707

Tints of #CD949B

#D19EA4#D5A5AA#D9AFB4#DEBABE#E3C4C8#E7CBCE#EBD5D8#F0E0E2#F4E7E8#F8F1F2

Tones of #CD949B

#C8979D#C59BA0#C19FA3#BCA4A7#B8A8AA#B4ACAD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #93CCC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.53:1 Fails
Against black text8.31:1 AAA

Best text color on #CD949B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD949B

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 #CD949B: ·

How #CD949B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B4B499Deuteranopia · #B8BC99Tritanopia · #CA9898

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 #CD949B rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Horizon
#CF92A0 · #896F50 · #93AB5F · #448C4C
Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED
Scarlet Ruby Cascade
#54B499 · #7B83A6 · #A079A4 · #CE9293
Wild Ruby
#7C0E44 · #AA5E7A · #D49A9A · #F2DACE
Dreamy Ruby Zephyr
#6974A9 · #A457AE · #CE8F93 · #C2C375
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:

#CF92A0#C89595#CE9293#D49A9A#CE8F93#CE8B96#C39898#C48E98#C890A7#CD90A8#C197A2#C88EA7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD949A  ·  #CD949C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD949B?

#CD949B is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 148, 155). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD949B?

#CD949B is RGB 205, 148, 155 — HSL 353°, 36%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 24%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD949B?

Its complement is #93CCC6; analogous partners are #CC93B7 and #CCA993. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD949B for text?

Black text on #CD949B has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.