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#CF9FA2 — Light Muted Red

#CF9FA2 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #CF9FA2 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.

#CF9FA2 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 #A0CFCC; it also sits naturally between #CFA0BB and #CFB4A0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CF9FA2 · RGB 207, 159, 162

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Color values

HEX#CF9FA2
RGB207, 159, 162
HSL356°, 33%, 72%
HSV356°, 23%, 81%
CMYK0%, 23%, 22%, 19%
XYZ44.65, 40.67, 39.68
Yxy40.67, 0.3572, 0.3254
CIE-Lab69.94, 18.24, 5.32
Hunter Lab63.77, 17.05, 4.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 22% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CF9FA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF9FA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CF9FA2

.text { color: #CF9FA2; }
.background { background-color: #CF9FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF9FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 159, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 33%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF9FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 159, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF9FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 159, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF9FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF9FA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF9FA2

#C3888C#B77175#AD5C62#994D52#814145#693538#51292C#3D1F21#251314#0E0707

Tints of #CF9FA2

#D3A7AA#D8B1B4#DBB8BA#E0C2C4#E4C9CB#E7D0D1#ECDADB#F0E0E1#F5EBEB#F8F1F2

Tones of #CF9FA2

#CCA4A6#C9A6A9#C5AAAC#C2AEAF#BEB1B2#BBB4B5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0CFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.30:1 Fails
Against black text9.13:1 AAA

Best text color on #CF9FA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF9FA2

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 #CF9FA2: ·

How #CF9FA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BABAA1Deuteranopia · #BDC1A1Tritanopia · #CDA1A1

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 zinc 500 · #71717A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CF9FA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette D4a5a5
#D4A5A5 · #FFECDA · #F9FFEA · #A6D0E4
Tender Drift
#9D488B · #CAA49D · #8C9258 · #98D49C
Ruby Garden
#D8A2A2 · #FFDCDC · #FFF9D6 · #8EA66B
Palette 944e63
#944E63 · #B47B84 · #CAA6A6 · #FFE7E7
Wild Ruby
#7C0E44 · #AA5E7A · #D49A9A · #F2DACE
Golden Meadow
#AF92CA · #CB93B8 · #C8A8A2 · #CACA91

Similar colors

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

#D4A5A5#CAA49D#D8A2A2#CAA6A6#D49A9A#C8A8A2#C8A69B#CF92A0#D6A99D#C6A9A3#D9A299#C1A3A3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF9FA1  ·  #CF9FA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF9FA2?

#CF9FA2 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 207, 159, 162). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF9FA2?

#CF9FA2 is RGB 207, 159, 162 — HSL 356°, 33%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 22%, 19%.

What colors go with #CF9FA2?

Its complement is #A0CFCC; analogous partners are #CFA0BB and #CFB4A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF9FA2 for text?

Black text on #CF9FA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.