Palettes / Colors / #BD616A

#BD616A — Muted Red

#BD616A is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#BD616A 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 #61BDB4; it also sits naturally between #BD6198 and #BD8661. 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 38% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 44% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD616A

.text { color: #BD616A; }
.background { background-color: #BD616A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD616A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 97, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 41%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD616A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 97, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD616A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 97, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD616A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD616A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD616A

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Tones of #BD616A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #61BDB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD616A: #000000.

How #BD616A 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 #BD616A 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

← #BD6169  ·  #BD616B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD616A?

#BD616A is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 189, 97, 106). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD616A?

#BD616A is RGB 189, 97, 106 — HSL 354°, 41%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 44%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD616A?

Its complement is #61BDB4; analogous partners are #BD6198 and #BD8661. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD616A for text?

Black text on #BD616A has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.13:1.