Palettes / Colors / #AE445C

#AE445C — Muted Red

#AE445C is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#AE445C 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 #43AD94; it also sits naturally between #AD4390 and #AD5F43. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 27% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 47% · Key 32%

Previews

CSS code for #AE445C

.text { color: #AE445C; }
.background { background-color: #AE445C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE445C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 68, 92); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 44%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE445C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 68, 92, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE445C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 68, 92, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE445C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE445C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AE445C

Tints of #AE445C

Tones of #AE445C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #43AD94:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE445C: #FFFFFF.

How #AE445C 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 #AE445C 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

← #AE445B  ·  #AE445D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE445C?

#AE445C is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 174, 68, 92). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE445C?

#AE445C is RGB 174, 68, 92 — HSL 346°, 44%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 47%, 32%.

What colors go with #AE445C?

Its complement is #43AD94; analogous partners are #AD4390 and #AD5F43. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE445C for text?

White text on #AE445C has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.78:1.