Palettes / Colors / #D185CF

#D185CF — Light Muted Pink

#D185CF is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

#D185CF 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 #85D188; it also sits naturally between #AD85D1 and #D185A8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 52% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 1% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D185CF

.text { color: #D185CF; }
.background { background-color: #D185CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D185CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(209, 133, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 45%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D185CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(209, 133, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D185CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(209, 133, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D185CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D185CF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #85D188:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D185CF: #000000.

How #D185CF looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D185CF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D185CF?

#D185CF is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 209, 133, 207). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D185CF?

#D185CF is RGB 209, 133, 207 — HSL 302°, 45%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 1%, 18%.

What colors go with #D185CF?

Its complement is #85D188; analogous partners are #AD85D1 and #D185A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D185CF for text?

Black text on #D185CF has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.