Palettes / Colors / #D89DA2

#D89DA2 — Light Muted Red

#D89DA2 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 #D89DA2 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.

#D89DA2 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 #9DD8D3; it also sits naturally between #D89DBF and #D8B59D. 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 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 25% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D89DA2

.text { color: #D89DA2; }
.background { background-color: #D89DA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D89DA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 157, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 43%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D89DA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 157, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D89DA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 157, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D89DA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D89DA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DD8D3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D89DA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D89DA2

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 #D89DA2 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 #D89DA2 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 #D89DA2?

#D89DA2 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 216, 157, 162). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D89DA2?

#D89DA2 is RGB 216, 157, 162 — HSL 355°, 43%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 25%, 15%.

What colors go with #D89DA2?

Its complement is #9DD8D3; analogous partners are #D89DBF and #D8B59D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D89DA2 for text?

Black text on #D89DA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.27:1.