Palettes / Colors / #A04474

#A04474 — Muted Pink

#A04474 is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #A04474 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.

#A04474 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #45A171; it also sits naturally between #9F45A1 and #A14546. 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 63% · Green 27% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 28% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A04474

.text { color: #A04474; }
.background { background-color: #A04474; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A04474; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 68, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 40%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A04474; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 68, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A04474; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 68, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A04474">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A04474">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #45A171:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A04474: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A04474

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 #A04474 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 #A04474 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 #A04474?

#A04474 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 160, 68, 116). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A04474?

#A04474 is RGB 160, 68, 116 — HSL 329°, 40%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 28%, 37%.

What colors go with #A04474?

Its complement is #45A171; analogous partners are #9F45A1 and #A14546. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A04474 for text?

White text on #A04474 has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.57:1.