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#CD989F — Light Muted Red

#CD989F 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 #CD989F 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.

#CD989F 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 #98CDC6; it also sits naturally between #CD98BA and #CDAB98. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD989F · RGB 205, 152, 159

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Color values

HEX#CD989F
RGB205, 152, 159
HSL352°, 35%, 70%
HSV352°, 26%, 80%
CMYK0%, 26%, 22%, 20%
XYZ42.66, 37.94, 37.88
Yxy37.94, 0.3601, 0.3202
CIE-Lab67.98, 20.87, 4.13
Hunter Lab61.59, 19.44, 3.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 60% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 22% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD989F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD989F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD989F

.text { color: #CD989F; }
.background { background-color: #CD989F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD989F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 152, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 35%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD989F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 152, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD989F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 152, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD989F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD989F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD989F

#C28088#B86B75#AC535F#974953#7F3D46#673239#53282D#3B1C20#261215#0E0708

Tints of #CD989F

#D2A2A8#D6A9AF#DBB3B9#DEBABF#E3C4C9#E8CFD2#EBD6D9#F0E0E2#F3E7E9#F8F1F2

Tones of #CD989F

#C99CA2#C69FA4#C2A3A7#BEA7AA#BAABAD#B6AFB0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #98CDC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.45:1 Fails
Against black text8.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #CD989F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD989F

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 #CD989F: ·

How #CD989F 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 · #B9BD9DTritanopia · #CA9C9C

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 #CD989F rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Horizon
#CF92A0 · #896F50 · #93AB5F · #448C4C
Wild Ruby
#7C0E44 · #AA5E7A · #D49A9A · #F2DACE
Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED
Radiant Ruby Solace
#736FB2 · #5D486D · #B86BB1 · #CD90A8
Palette F1e5d1
#F1E5D1 · #DBB5B5 · #C39898 · #987070
Palette Fbf5e5
#FBF5E5 · #C890A7 · #A35C7A · #212121

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD989E  ·  #CD98A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD989F?

#CD989F is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 152, 159). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD989F?

#CD989F is RGB 205, 152, 159 — HSL 352°, 35%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 22%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD989F?

Its complement is #98CDC6; analogous partners are #CD98BA and #CDAB98. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD989F for text?

Black text on #CD989F has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.