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#CD9992 — Light Muted Red

#CD9992 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 #CD9992 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.

#CD9992 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 #93C6CD; it also sits naturally between #CD93A9 and #CDB793. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD9992 · RGB 205, 153, 146

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Color values

HEX#CD9992
RGB205, 153, 146
HSL7°, 37%, 69%
HSV7°, 29%, 80%
CMYK0%, 25%, 29%, 20%
XYZ41.76, 37.84, 32.30
Yxy37.84, 0.3732, 0.3382
CIE-Lab67.90, 18.46, 11.27
Hunter Lab61.51, 17.08, 8.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 60% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 29% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD9992 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD9992 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD9992

.text { color: #CD9992; }
.background { background-color: #CD9992; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD9992; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 153, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 37%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD9992; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 153, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD9992; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 153, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD9992">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD9992">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD9992

#C4867E#B86F65#AF5B50#964F45#81443B#693730#542C27#3B1F1B#261412#0E0706

Tints of #CD9992

#D2A39D#D5AAA4#DAB4AF#DFBEB9#E4C7C4#E7CECB#ECD8D5#F1E2E0#F4E8E7#F9F2F1

Tones of #CD9992

#C99D97#C5A09B#C1A39F#BDA6A3#B9A9A7#B4ADAC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #93C6CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.45:1 Fails
Against black text8.57:1 AAA

Best text color on #CD9992: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD9992

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 #CD9992: ·

How #CD9992 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B6B694Deuteranopia · #BABD94Tritanopia · #CA9595

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 #CD9992 rather than the exact color:

Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED
Scarlet Ruby Cascade
#54B499 · #7B83A6 · #A079A4 · #CE9293
Dreamy Ruby Zephyr
#6974A9 · #A457AE · #CE8F93 · #C2C375
Wild Ruby
#7C0E44 · #AA5E7A · #D49A9A · #F2DACE
Palette 557571
#557571 · #D49A89 · #F7D1BA · #F4F4F4
Palette F1e5d1
#F1E5D1 · #DBB5B5 · #C39898 · #987070

Similar colors

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

#C89595#CE9293#CE8F93#D49A9A#D49A89#C39898#C49B8A#C5A490#C8A087#C19C8B#CE8B96#C48E98

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD9991  ·  #CD9993 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD9992?

#CD9992 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 153, 146). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD9992?

#CD9992 is RGB 205, 153, 146 — HSL 7°, 37%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 29%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD9992?

Its complement is #93C6CD; analogous partners are #CD93A9 and #CDB793. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD9992 for text?

Black text on #CD9992 has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.