Palettes / Colors / #AA545A

#AA545A — Muted Red

#AA545A 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 #AA545A 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.

#AA545A 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 #54ABA5; it also sits naturally between #AB5485 and #AB7A54. 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 33% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 47% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA545A

.text { color: #AA545A; }
.background { background-color: #AA545A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA545A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 84, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 34%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA545A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 84, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA545A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 84, 90, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA545A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA545A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA545A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #54ABA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA545A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA545A

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 #AA545A 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 #AA545A 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

← #AA5459  ·  #AA545B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA545A?

#AA545A is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 170, 84, 90). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA545A?

#AA545A is RGB 170, 84, 90 — HSL 356°, 34%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 47%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA545A?

Its complement is #54ABA5; analogous partners are #AB5485 and #AB7A54. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA545A for text?

White text on #AA545A has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.12:1.