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#DF9FA2 — Light Muted Red

#DF9FA2 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 #DF9FA2 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.

#DF9FA2 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 #9FDFDC; it also sits naturally between #DF9FC2 and #DFBC9F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF9FA2 · RGB 223, 159, 162

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Color values

HEX#DF9FA2
RGB223, 159, 162
HSL357°, 50%, 75%
HSV357°, 29%, 87%
CMYK0%, 29%, 27%, 13%
XYZ49.35, 43.09, 39.90
Yxy43.09, 0.3729, 0.3256
CIE-Lab71.62, 24.21, 7.95
Hunter Lab65.65, 23.18, 6.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 27% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF9FA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF9FA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF9FA2

.text { color: #DF9FA2; }
.background { background-color: #DF9FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF9FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 159, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 50%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF9FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 159, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF9FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 159, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF9FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF9FA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF9FA2

#D68589#CD6A6F#C44F55#B43C42#993338#7A292D#602023#451719#2A0E0F#0F0506

Tints of #DF9FA2

#E2A7AA#E4AFB1#E7B6B9#E9BEC0#EDC9CB#F0D1D3#F2D9DA#F5E0E1#F7E8E9#FAF0F0

Tones of #DF9FA2

#DBA4A7#D6A8AB#D2ADAF#CDB2B3#C8B6B7#C4BBBB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FDFDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.18:1 Fails
Against black text9.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #DF9FA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF9FA2

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 #DF9FA2: ·

How #DF9FA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C3C3A1Deuteranopia · #C7CCA1Tritanopia · #DCA1A1

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 #DF9FA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 540863
#540863 · #92487A · #E49BA6 · #FFD3D5
Ruby Garden
#D8A2A2 · #FFDCDC · #FFF9D6 · #8EA66B
Palette C0e1d2
#C0E1D2 · #E5EEE4 · #F6F4E8 · #DC9B9B
Vintage Ruby Horizon
#1B7676 · #53CED8 · #C32E2D · #E2A1AA
Burning Aurora
#1C9AA6 · #3FABDF · #DA3425 · #E8A19F
Palette Fefcf3
#FEFCF3 · #F5EBE0 · #F0DBDB · #DBA39A

Similar colors

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

#E49BA6#D8A2A2#DC9B9B#E2A1AA#E8A19F#DBA39A#DC95A0#E0A8A8#E19999#D9A299#E5989B#EA9D9D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF9FA1  ·  #DF9FA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF9FA2?

#DF9FA2 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 159, 162). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF9FA2?

#DF9FA2 is RGB 223, 159, 162 — HSL 357°, 50%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF9FA2?

Its complement is #9FDFDC; analogous partners are #DF9FC2 and #DFBC9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF9FA2 for text?

Black text on #DF9FA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.