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#BE554C — Muted Red

#BE554C 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 #BE554C 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.

#BE554C 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 #4BB5BE; it also sits naturally between #BE4B7B and #BE8E4B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BE554C · RGB 190, 85, 76

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Color values

HEX#BE554C
RGB190, 85, 76
HSL5°, 47%, 52%
HSV5°, 60%, 75%
CMYK0%, 55%, 60%, 25%
XYZ25.79, 17.97, 8.95
Yxy17.97, 0.4893, 0.3409
CIE-Lab49.45, 41.56, 25.91
Hunter Lab42.39, 37.27, 15.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 33% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 60% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BE554C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BE554C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BE554C

.text { color: #BE554C; }
.background { background-color: #BE554C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE554C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 85, 76); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 47%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE554C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 85, 76, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE554C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 85, 76, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE554C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE554C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE554C

#B04940#9D4139#8E3B33#7C332D#692B26#56241F#431C18#341613#220E0C#0F0605

Tints of #BE554C

#C4635A#CA756D#D0837C#D6958F#DCA39E#E1B1AD#E8C3BF#EDD1CE#F4E3E1#FAF1F0

Tones of #BE554C

#B65C54#AE625B#A66964#9D706C#957775#8D7D7C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4BB5BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.57:1 AA
Against black text4.59:1 AA

Best text color on #BE554C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE554C

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BE554C: ·

How #BE554C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #91904EDeuteranopia · #979F4FTritanopia · #B95050

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:

Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BE554C rather than the exact color:

Palette Fef2a0
#FEF2A0 · #F3CD97 · #E98B50 · #BC4F4F
Honey Terrace
#297433 · #5343BD · #BD5343 · #DCEDDF
Lucky Ruby Canyon
#AB53C6 · #D991CA · #B53B63 · #C65949
Electric Whisper
#309030 · #3636A2 · #C44E4E · #C2E2C6
Palette 84994f
#84994F · #FFE797 · #FCB53B · #B45253
Frozen Cascade
#B85741 · #B67D2F · #CBC63C · #B9D586

Similar colors

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

#BC4F4F#BD5343#C65949#C44E4E#B45253#B85741#BA5459#BB5D41#B35656#BB5A5A#BA5A5A#BF4646

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BE554B  ·  #BE554D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE554C?

#BE554C is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 190, 85, 76). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE554C?

#BE554C is RGB 190, 85, 76 — HSL 5°, 47%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 60%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE554C?

Its complement is #4BB5BE; analogous partners are #BE4B7B and #BE8E4B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE554C for text?

Black text on #BE554C has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.57:1.