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#CD989E — Light Muted Red

#CD989E 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 #CD989E 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.

#CD989E 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 #98CDC7; it also sits naturally between #CD98B9 and #CDAC98. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD989E · RGB 205, 152, 158

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Color values

HEX#CD989E
RGB205, 152, 158
HSL353°, 35%, 70%
HSV353°, 26%, 80%
CMYK0%, 26%, 23%, 20%
XYZ42.58, 37.90, 37.42
Yxy37.90, 0.3611, 0.3215
CIE-Lab67.95, 20.72, 4.65
Hunter Lab61.57, 19.29, 3.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 60% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 23% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD989E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD989E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD989E

.text { color: #CD989E; }
.background { background-color: #CD989E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD989E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 152, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 35%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD989E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 152, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD989E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 152, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD989E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD989E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD989E

#C28087#B86B74#AC535D#974952#7F3D45#673238#53282D#3B1C20#261215#0E0707

Tints of #CD989E

#D2A2A8#D6A9AE#DBB3B8#DEBABE#E3C4C8#E8CFD2#EBD6D8#F0E0E2#F3E7E8#F8F1F2

Tones of #CD989E

#C99CA1#C69FA4#C2A3A7#BEA7AA#BAABAD#B6AFB0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #98CDC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.45:1 Fails
Against black text8.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #CD989E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD989E

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 #CD989E: ·

How #CD989E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B6B69DDeuteranopia · #B9BD9CTritanopia · #CA9B9B

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 #CD989E rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Horizon
#CF92A0 · #896F50 · #93AB5F · #448C4C
Wild Ruby
#7C0E44 · #AA5E7A · #D49A9A · #F2DACE
Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED
Palette F1e5d1
#F1E5D1 · #DBB5B5 · #C39898 · #987070
Tender Drift
#9D488B · #CAA49D · #8C9258 · #98D49C
Scarlet Ruby Cascade
#54B499 · #7B83A6 · #A079A4 · #CE9293

Similar colors

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

#CF92A0#D49A9A#C89595#C39898#CAA49D#CE9293#C197A2#CD90A8#C890A7#CE8F93#C88EA7#C48E98

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD989D  ·  #CD989F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD989E?

#CD989E is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 152, 158). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD989E?

#CD989E is RGB 205, 152, 158 — HSL 353°, 35%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 23%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD989E?

Its complement is #98CDC7; analogous partners are #CD98B9 and #CDAC98. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD989E for text?

Black text on #CD989E has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.