Palettes / Colors / #BD5347

#BD5347 — Muted Red

#BD5347 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 #BD5347 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.

#BD5347 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 #47B1BD; it also sits naturally between #BD4776 and #BD8E47. 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 33% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 62% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD5347

.text { color: #BD5347; }
.background { background-color: #BD5347; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD5347; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 83, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 47%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD5347; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 83, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD5347; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 83, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD5347">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD5347">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #47B1BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD5347: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD5347

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 #BD5347 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 #BD5347 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 #BD5347?

#BD5347 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 189, 83, 71). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD5347?

#BD5347 is RGB 189, 83, 71 — HSL 6°, 47%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 56%, 62%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD5347?

Its complement is #47B1BD; analogous partners are #BD4776 and #BD8E47. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD5347 for text?

White text on #BD5347 has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.49:1.