Palettes / Colors / #BD4E4E

#BD4E4E — Muted Red

#BD4E4E is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#BD4E4E 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 #4CBDBD; it also sits naturally between #BD4C85 and #BD854C. 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 74% · Green 31% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 59% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD4E4E

.text { color: #BD4E4E; }
.background { background-color: #BD4E4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD4E4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 78, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 46%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD4E4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 78, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD4E4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 78, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD4E4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD4E4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD4E4E

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Tones of #BD4E4E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4CBDBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD4E4E: #FFFFFF.

How #BD4E4E 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 #BD4E4E 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

← #BD4E4D  ·  #BD4E4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD4E4E?

#BD4E4E is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 189, 78, 78). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD4E4E?

#BD4E4E is RGB 189, 78, 78 — HSL 0°, 46%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 59%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD4E4E?

Its complement is #4CBDBD; analogous partners are #BD4C85 and #BD854C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD4E4E for text?

White text on #BD4E4E has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.36:1.