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#E2ABA9 — Light Muted Red

#E2ABA9 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 #E2ABA9 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.

#E2ABA9 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 #A7E0E2; it also sits naturally between #E2A7C2 and #E2C6A7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2ABA9 · RGB 226, 171, 169

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Color values

HEX#E2ABA9
RGB226, 171, 169
HSL2°, 50%, 77%
HSV2°, 25%, 89%
CMYK0%, 24%, 25%, 11%
XYZ53.09, 48.16, 44.03
Yxy48.16, 0.3654, 0.3315
CIE-Lab74.93, 19.85, 8.87
Hunter Lab69.40, 19.11, 7.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 67% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 25% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E2ABA9 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2ABA9 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2ABA9

.text { color: #E2ABA9; }
.background { background-color: #E2ABA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2ABA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 171, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 50%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2ABA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 171, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2ABA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 171, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2ABA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2ABA9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2ABA9

#D98F8C#CF716E#C65753#B8413D#9D3834#7E2D2A#632321#491A18#2A0F0E#0F0505

Tints of #E2ABA9

#E4B0AF#E7B8B6#E9BFBE#ECC7C6#EECECD#F0D2D1#F2DAD9#F5E1E0#F7E9E8#FAF0F0

Tones of #E2ABA9

#DEADAB#D9B1AF#D5B4B3#D1B9B8#CDBDBC#C8C1C0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7E0E2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.98:1 Fails
Against black text10.63:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2ABA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2ABA9

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 #E2ABA9: ·

How #E2ABA9 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CACAA9Deuteranopia · #CDD2AATritanopia · #DFAAAA

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 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2ABA9 rather than the exact color:

Palette A87676
#A87676 · #CA8787 · #E1ACAC · #FFD0D0
Palette 3291b6
#3291B6 · #BB8ED0 · #E0A8A8 · #F1E2E2
Golden Ember
#DDAEA7 · #C47A6E · #88493F · #47251F
Mellow Ruby Dusk
#237C80 · #53D0C5 · #D25F59 · #E2AEAF
Palette 1f1d36
#1F1D36 · #3F3351 · #864879 · #E9A6A6
Palette 921a40
#921A40 · #C75B7A · #D9ABAB · #F4D9D0

Similar colors

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

#E1ACAC#E0A8A8#DDAEA7#E2AEAF#E9A6A6#D9ABAB#E7B3A8#E4AFB2#E2A1AA#D9ADAD#E7A8B2#EAAFAF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2ABA8  ·  #E2ABAA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2ABA9?

#E2ABA9 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 226, 171, 169). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2ABA9?

#E2ABA9 is RGB 226, 171, 169 — HSL 2°, 50%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 25%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2ABA9?

Its complement is #A7E0E2; analogous partners are #E2A7C2 and #E2C6A7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2ABA9 for text?

Black text on #E2ABA9 has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.