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#D69FAC — Light Muted Red

#D69FAC 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 #D69FAC 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.

#D69FAC 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 #9FD6C9; it also sits naturally between #D69FC7 and #D6AD9F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D69FAC · RGB 214, 159, 172

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Color values

HEX#D69FAC
RGB214, 159, 172
HSL346°, 40%, 73%
HSV346°, 26%, 84%
CMYK0%, 26%, 20%, 16%
XYZ47.58, 42.07, 44.64
Yxy42.07, 0.3543, 0.3133
CIE-Lab70.92, 22.34, 1.28
Hunter Lab64.86, 21.22, 1.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 84% · Green 62% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 20% · Key 16%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D69FAC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D69FAC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D69FAC

.text { color: #D69FAC; }
.background { background-color: #D69FAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D69FAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(214, 159, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 40%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D69FAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(214, 159, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D69FAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(214, 159, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D69FAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D69FAC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D69FAC

#CB8696#C06D80#B6546A#A1455A#8B3C4E#723140#592632#401C24#271116#0E0608

Tints of #D69FAC

#D9A6B2#DDB0BB#E0B8C1#E3BFC7#E8C9D1#EBD1D7#EED8DD#F1DFE3#F6EAEC#F9F1F3

Tones of #D69FAC

#D2A3AE#CEA6B0#CAAAB2#C6AEB4#C2B3B6#BEB6B8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FD6C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.23:1 Fails
Against black text9.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #D69FAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D69FAC

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 #D69FAC: ·

How #D69FAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BEBEA9Deuteranopia · #C1C5A8Tritanopia · #D3A6A6

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 #D69FAC rather than the exact color:

Palette D4a5a5
#D4A5A5 · #FFECDA · #F9FFEA · #A6D0E4
Ruby Garden
#D8A2A2 · #FFDCDC · #FFF9D6 · #8EA66B
Rustic Ruby Opal
#EFD7DE · #D9A6B5 · #AC4E69 · #7D3147
Palette Fbc6a4
#FBC6A4 · #F4A9A8 · #CE97B0 · #AFB9C8
Vintage Ruby Horizon
#1B7676 · #53CED8 · #C32E2D · #E2A1AA
Palette 921a40
#921A40 · #C75B7A · #D9ABAB · #F4D9D0

Similar colors

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

#D4A5A5#D8A2A2#D9A6B5#CE97B0#E2A1AA#D9ABAB#E0A8A8#D9ADAD#E195AB#CAA6A6#DEA5B8#E49BA6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D69FAB  ·  #D69FAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D69FAC?

#D69FAC is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 214, 159, 172). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D69FAC?

#D69FAC is RGB 214, 159, 172 — HSL 346°, 40%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 20%, 16%.

What colors go with #D69FAC?

Its complement is #9FD6C9; analogous partners are #D69FC7 and #D6AD9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D69FAC for text?

Black text on #D69FAC has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.