Palettes / Colors / #915548

#915548 — Muted Red

#915548 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sienna (#A0522D) — not an exact match. CSS sienna gives you #A0522D, a different color; use #915548 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.

#915548 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 #488593; it also sits naturally between #934860 and #937B48. 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 57% · Green 33% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 50% · Key 43%

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

Previews

CSS code for #915548

.text { color: #915548; }
.background { background-color: #915548; }
.border { border: 3px solid #915548; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 85, 72); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 34%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #915548; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 85, 72, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #915548; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 85, 72, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#915548">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#915548">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #488593:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #915548: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #915548

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 #915548 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 #915548 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 #915548?

#915548 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 145, 85, 72). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #915548?

#915548 is RGB 145, 85, 72 — HSL 11°, 34%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 50%, 43%.

What colors go with #915548?

Its complement is #488593; analogous partners are #934860 and #937B48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #915548 for text?

White text on #915548 has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.60:1.