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#D28EA2 — Light Muted Pink

#D28EA2 is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #D28EA2 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.

#D28EA2 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 #8ED2BE; it also sits naturally between #D28EC4 and #D29C8E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D28EA2 · RGB 210, 142, 162

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Color values

HEX#D28EA2
RGB210, 142, 162
HSL342°, 43%, 69%
HSV342°, 32%, 82%
CMYK0%, 32%, 23%, 18%
XYZ42.77, 35.66, 38.81
Yxy35.66, 0.3648, 0.3041
CIE-Lab66.26, 28.61, 0.02
Hunter Lab59.71, 26.98, 0.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 56% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 23% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D28EA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D28EA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D28EA2

.text { color: #D28EA2; }
.background { background-color: #D28EA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D28EA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 142, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 43%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D28EA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 142, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D28EA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 142, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D28EA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D28EA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D28EA2

#C97890#BF5F7C#B6496A#9D3F5B#87364E#6D2C3F#582333#3E1924#281017#0F0608

Tints of #D28EA2

#D699AB#D9A0B1#DEABBA#E2B6C3#E6C1CC#E9C8D2#EED3DB#F2DEE4#F5E5EA#F9F0F3

Tones of #D28EA2

#CD93A4#C897A6#C49CA8#BEA2AA#B9A6AC#B5ABAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8ED2BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.58:1 Fails
Against black text8.13:1 AAA

Best text color on #D28EA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D28EA2

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 #D28EA2: ·

How #D28EA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B5B49DDeuteranopia · #B9BE9CTritanopia · #CF9999

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D28EA2 rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Garden
#DEA5B8 · #D58BA4 · #D16B8D · #5E1D32
Misty Ruby Horizon
#CF92A0 · #896F50 · #93AB5F · #448C4C
Radiant Ruby Solace
#736FB2 · #5D486D · #B86BB1 · #CD90A8
Lucky Ruby Mosaic
#EAD2DD · #D289AA · #BD5C88 · #A53C6B
Palette 643843
#643843 · #99627A · #C88EA7 · #E7CBCB
Palette Fbf5e5
#FBF5E5 · #C890A7 · #A35C7A · #212121

Similar colors

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

#D58BA4#CF92A0#CD90A8#D289AA#C88EA7#C890A7#D6869A#DC95A0#CE8B96#D49A9A#CE8F93#CE9293

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D28EA1  ·  #D28EA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D28EA2?

#D28EA2 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 210, 142, 162). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D28EA2?

#D28EA2 is RGB 210, 142, 162 — HSL 342°, 43%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 23%, 18%.

What colors go with #D28EA2?

Its complement is #8ED2BE; analogous partners are #D28EC4 and #D29C8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D28EA2 for text?

Black text on #D28EA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.58:1.