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#E09FAC — Light Muted Red

#E09FAC 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 #E09FAC 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.

#E09FAC 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 #9FE0D3; it also sits naturally between #E09FCC and #E0B29F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E09FAC · RGB 224, 159, 172

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Color values

HEX#E09FAC
RGB224, 159, 172
HSL348°, 51%, 75%
HSV348°, 29%, 88%
CMYK0%, 29%, 23%, 12%
XYZ50.59, 43.62, 44.78
Yxy43.62, 0.3639, 0.3138
CIE-Lab71.98, 25.99, 2.95
Hunter Lab66.05, 25.05, 2.53

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 62% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 23% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E09FAC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E09FAC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E09FAC

.text { color: #E09FAC; }
.background { background-color: #E09FAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E09FAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 159, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 51%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E09FAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 159, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E09FAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 159, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E09FAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E09FAC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E09FAC

#D78494#CE697D#C64E66#B53B53#9A3247#7B2839#601F2C#451620#2A0E13#0F0507

Tints of #E09FAC

#E2A6B2#E5AEB9#E7B6C0#EABEC6#EEC9D0#F0D1D7#F3D8DE#F5E0E4#F8E8EB#FAF0F2

Tones of #E09FAC

#DBA3AE#D6A8B1#D2ADB4#CDB1B7#C9B6BA#C4BBBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FE0D3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.16:1 Fails
Against black text9.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #E09FAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E09FAC

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 #E09FAC: ·

How #E09FAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C4C3A9Deuteranopia · #C8CCA8Tritanopia · #DDA6A6

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 #E09FAC rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Horizon
#1B7676 · #53CED8 · #C32E2D · #E2A1AA
Palette 540863
#540863 · #92487A · #E49BA6 · #FFD3D5
Dusty Ruby Harbor
#24B89E · #7BE5BF · #D83C57 · #E6A2B1
Serene Opal
#18774E · #67E0BB · #C3286B · #E39EB5
Palette 3291b6
#3291B6 · #BB8ED0 · #E0A8A8 · #F1E2E2
Palette Ffedfa
#FFEDFA · #E195AB · #DE3163 · #CCDF92

Similar colors

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

#E2A1AA#E49BA6#E6A2B1#E39EB5#E0A8A8#E195AB#E6A4B4#EBA0B0#EA97AD#E7A8B2#E9A6A6#E1ACAC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E09FAB  ·  #E09FAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E09FAC?

#E09FAC is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 224, 159, 172). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E09FAC?

#E09FAC is RGB 224, 159, 172 — HSL 348°, 51%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 23%, 12%.

What colors go with #E09FAC?

Its complement is #9FE0D3; analogous partners are #E09FCC and #E0B29F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E09FAC for text?

Black text on #E09FAC has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.