Palettes / Colors / #AA4E58

#AA4E58 — Muted Red

#AA4E58 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #AA4E58 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.

#AA4E58 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 #4FABA0; it also sits naturally between #AB4F88 and #AB724F. 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 31% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 48% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA4E58

.text { color: #AA4E58; }
.background { background-color: #AA4E58; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA4E58; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 78, 88); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 37%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA4E58; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 78, 88, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA4E58; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 78, 88, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA4E58">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA4E58">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4FABA0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA4E58: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA4E58

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 #AA4E58 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 #AA4E58 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 #AA4E58?

#AA4E58 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 170, 78, 88). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA4E58?

#AA4E58 is RGB 170, 78, 88 — HSL 353°, 37%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 54%, 48%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA4E58?

Its complement is #4FABA0; analogous partners are #AB4F88 and #AB724F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA4E58 for text?

White text on #AA4E58 has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.94:1.