Palettes / Colors / #A34D5E

#A34D5E — Muted Red

#A34D5E is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#A34D5E 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 #4DA392; it also sits naturally between #A34D89 and #A3674D. 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 64% · Green 30% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 42% · Key 36%

Previews

CSS code for #A34D5E

.text { color: #A34D5E; }
.background { background-color: #A34D5E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A34D5E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 77, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 36%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A34D5E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 77, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A34D5E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 77, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A34D5E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A34D5E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A34D5E

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Tones of #A34D5E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4DA392:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A34D5E: #FFFFFF.

How #A34D5E 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 #A34D5E 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

← #A34D5D  ·  #A34D5F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A34D5E?

#A34D5E is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 163, 77, 94). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A34D5E?

#A34D5E is RGB 163, 77, 94 — HSL 348°, 36%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 42%, 36%.

What colors go with #A34D5E?

Its complement is #4DA392; analogous partners are #A34D89 and #A3674D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A34D5E for text?

White text on #A34D5E has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.78:1.