Palettes / Colors / #954656

#954656 — Muted Red

#954656 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the red family.

#954656 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 #469585; it also sits naturally between #95467D and #955E46. 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 58% · Green 27% · Blue 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 42% · Key 42%

Previews

CSS code for #954656

.text { color: #954656; }
.background { background-color: #954656; }
.border { border: 3px solid #954656; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 70, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 36%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #954656; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 70, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #954656; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 70, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#954656">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#954656">Div content here</div>

Shades of #954656

Tints of #954656

Tones of #954656

Color harmonies

Complementary — #469585:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #954656: #FFFFFF.

How #954656 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 #954656 or a close neighbour

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 #954656?

#954656 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 149, 70, 86). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #954656?

#954656 is RGB 149, 70, 86 — HSL 348°, 36%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 42%, 42%.

What colors go with #954656?

Its complement is #469585; analogous partners are #95467D and #955E46. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #954656 for text?

White text on #954656 has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.29:1.