Palettes / Colors / #D69080

#D69080 — Light Muted Red

#D69080 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #D69080 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.

#D69080 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 #80C6D6; it also sits naturally between #D6809B and #D6BB80. 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 84% · Green 56% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 40% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D69080

.text { color: #D69080; }
.background { background-color: #D69080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D69080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(214, 144, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 51%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D69080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(214, 144, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D69080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(214, 144, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D69080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D69080">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80C6D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D69080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D69080

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:

How #D69080 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 #D69080 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

← #D6907F  ·  #D69081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D69080?

#D69080 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 214, 144, 128). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D69080?

#D69080 is RGB 214, 144, 128 — HSL 11°, 51%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 40%, 16%.

What colors go with #D69080?

Its complement is #80C6D6; analogous partners are #D6809B and #D6BB80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D69080 for text?

Black text on #D69080 has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.57:1.