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#CD9DB2 — Light Muted Pink

#CD9DB2 is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #CD9DB2 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.

#CD9DB2 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #9DCDB8; it also sits naturally between #CD9DCA and #CDA19D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD9DB2 · RGB 205, 157, 178

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Color values

HEX#CD9DB2
RGB205, 157, 178
HSL334°, 32%, 71%
HSV334°, 23%, 80%
CMYK0%, 23%, 13%, 20%
XYZ45.27, 40.31, 47.51
Yxy40.31, 0.3401, 0.3029
CIE-Lab69.69, 21.13, -3.96
Hunter Lab63.49, 19.88, -3.52

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 62% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 13% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD9DB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD9DB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD9DB2

.text { color: #CD9DB2; }
.background { background-color: #CD9DB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD9DB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 157, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 32%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD9DB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 157, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD9DB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 157, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD9DB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD9DB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD9DB2

#C1869F#B6728F#AA5A7D#944C6B#80425D#68364C#512A3B#391D2A#25131B#0D070A

Tints of #CD9DB2

#D2A7BA#D5AEBF#DBB8C7#DEBFCC#E3C9D4#E7D0DA#ECDAE2#EFE1E7#F5EBEF#F8F2F4

Tones of #CD9DB2

#C9A1B2#C6A4B3#C2A8B3#BFABB4#BCAEB4#B9B1B5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DCDB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.32:1 Fails
Against black text9.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #CD9DB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD9DB2

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 #CD9DB2: ·

How #CD9DB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B8B8ADDeuteranopia · #BBBFACTritanopia · #CBA9A8

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 purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD9DB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbc6a4
#FBC6A4 · #F4A9A8 · #CE97B0 · #AFB9C8
Scarlet Ruby Petal
#6DA570 · #7BB6C2 · #523F87 · #CB9BB9
Serene Ruby Orchard
#C49CB2 · #B29669 · #56704E · #8DBCB9
Palette C599b6
#C599B6 · #E6B2BA · #FAD0C4 · #FFF7F3
Golden Meadow
#AF92CA · #CB93B8 · #C8A8A2 · #CACA91
Velvet Ruby Aurora
#5A73A2 · #9175AC · #D295BB · #AF7B6B

Similar colors

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

#CE97B0#CB9BB9#C49CB2#C599B6#CB93B8#D295BB#C09FB3#C6A6BA#D9A6B5#CAA6A6#C8AAAA#CD90A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD9DB1  ·  #CD9DB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD9DB2?

#CD9DB2 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 157, 178). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD9DB2?

#CD9DB2 is RGB 205, 157, 178 — HSL 334°, 32%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 13%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD9DB2?

Its complement is #9DCDB8; analogous partners are #CD9DCA and #CDA19D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD9DB2 for text?

Black text on #CD9DB2 has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.