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#D1908E — Light Muted Red

#D1908E 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 #D1908E 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.

#D1908E 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 #8FCFD1; it also sits naturally between #D18FAE and #D1B28F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D1908E · RGB 209, 144, 142

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Color values

HEX#D1908E
RGB209, 144, 142
HSL2°, 42%, 69%
HSV2°, 32%, 82%
CMYK0%, 31%, 32%, 18%
XYZ41.15, 35.45, 30.27
Yxy35.45, 0.3850, 0.3318
CIE-Lab66.10, 24.37, 11.03
Hunter Lab59.54, 22.69, 8.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 56% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 32% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D1908E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D1908E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D1908E

.text { color: #D1908E; }
.background { background-color: #D1908E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D1908E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(209, 144, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 42%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D1908E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(209, 144, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D1908E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(209, 144, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D1908E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D1908E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D1908E

#C87C79#BE6360#B54E4A#9C4340#863937#6D2F2C#572523#3E1A19#281110#0E0606

Tints of #D1908E

#D69C9A#D9A3A1#DDADAC#E1B8B7#E6C3C1#E9CAC9#EDD4D4#F2DFDE#F5E6E6#F9F1F1

Tones of #D1908E

#CC9593#C89A98#C39E9D#BEA3A2#B9A7A6#B5ACAB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FCFD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.60:1 Fails
Against black text8.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #D1908E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D1908E

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 #D1908E: ·

How #D1908E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B5B48EDeuteranopia · #B9BD8FTritanopia · #CE8F8F

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 #D1908E rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Zephyr
#6974A9 · #A457AE · #CE8F93 · #C2C375
Scarlet Ruby Cascade
#54B499 · #7B83A6 · #A079A4 · #CE9293
Palette 5b6d5b
#5B6D5B · #CA8A8B · #E2BCB7 · #F6E6E4
Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #926E6F · #CA8A8B · #E6C4C0
Lucky Ruby Meadow
#CE8B96 · #7F684D · #8BA347 · #69C168
Dusty Ruby Summit
#E2BBBF · #D1858C · #C0686F · #A54149

Similar colors

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

#CE8F93#CE9293#CA8A8B#CE8B96#D1858C#CA8892#D49A89#C89595#DE8E8C#CA8787#DB878D#C38C8A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D1908D  ·  #D1908F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D1908E?

#D1908E is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 209, 144, 142). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D1908E?

#D1908E is RGB 209, 144, 142 — HSL 2°, 42%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 32%, 18%.

What colors go with #D1908E?

Its complement is #8FCFD1; analogous partners are #D18FAE and #D1B28F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D1908E for text?

Black text on #D1908E has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.60:1.