Palettes / Colors / #D89997

#D89997 — Light Muted Red

#D89997 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 #D89997 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.

#D89997 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 #97D6D8; it also sits naturally between #D897B5 and #D8BA97. 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 85% · Green 60% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 30% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D89997

.text { color: #D89997; }
.background { background-color: #D89997; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D89997; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 153, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 45%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D89997; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 153, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D89997; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 153, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D89997">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D89997">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #97D6D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D89997: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D89997

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 #D89997 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 #D89997 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 #D89997?

#D89997 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 216, 153, 151). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D89997?

#D89997 is RGB 216, 153, 151 — HSL 2°, 45%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 30%, 15%.

What colors go with #D89997?

Its complement is #97D6D8; analogous partners are #D897B5 and #D8BA97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D89997 for text?

Black text on #D89997 has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.