Palettes / Colors / #AA464B

#AA464B — Muted Red

#AA464B is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the red family.

#AA464B 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 #46AAA5; it also sits naturally between #AA467D and #AA7346. 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 67% · Green 27% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 56% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA464B

.text { color: #AA464B; }
.background { background-color: #AA464B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA464B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 70, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 42%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA464B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 70, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA464B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 70, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA464B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA464B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA464B

Tints of #AA464B

Tones of #AA464B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #46AAA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA464B: #FFFFFF.

How #AA464B 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 #AA464B 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 #AA464B?

#AA464B is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 170, 70, 75). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA464B?

#AA464B is RGB 170, 70, 75 — HSL 357°, 42%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 56%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA464B?

Its complement is #46AAA5; analogous partners are #AA467D and #AA7346. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA464B for text?

White text on #AA464B has a contrast ratio of 5.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.69:1.