Palettes / Colors / #AE445A

#AE445A — Muted Red

#AE445A is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#AE445A 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 #43AD97; it also sits naturally between #AD438D and #AD6343. 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 68% · Green 27% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 48% · Key 32%

Previews

CSS code for #AE445A

.text { color: #AE445A; }
.background { background-color: #AE445A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE445A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 68, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 44%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE445A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 68, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE445A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 68, 90, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE445A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE445A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #43AD97:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE445A: #FFFFFF.

How #AE445A 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 #AE445A

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AE4459  ·  #AE445B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE445A?

#AE445A is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 174, 68, 90). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE445A?

#AE445A is RGB 174, 68, 90 — HSL 348°, 44%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 48%, 32%.

What colors go with #AE445A?

Its complement is #43AD97; analogous partners are #AD438D and #AD6343. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE445A for text?

White text on #AE445A has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.77:1.