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#BF464E — Muted Red

#BF464E 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 #BF464E 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.

#BF464E 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 #45BFB7; it also sits naturally between #BF458A and #BF7A45. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF464E · RGB 191, 70, 78

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Color values

HEX#BF464E
RGB191, 70, 78
HSL356°, 49%, 51%
HSV356°, 63%, 75%
CMYK0%, 63%, 59%, 25%
XYZ25.05, 16.01, 8.98
Yxy16.01, 0.5007, 0.3199
CIE-Lab46.98, 49.10, 21.54
Hunter Lab40.01, 44.59, 13.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 27% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 59% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF464E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF464E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF464E

.text { color: #BF464E; }
.background { background-color: #BF464E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF464E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 70, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 49%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF464E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 70, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF464E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 70, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF464E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF464E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF464E

#AF3C43#A0373E#8D3036#7A2A2F#6A2429#571E22#44171A#311113#220C0D#0F0506

Tints of #BF464E

#C6585F#CB676E#D17A80#D7898E#DD9CA1#E2ABAF#E9BEC1#EECED0#F5E1E2#FAF0F0

Tones of #BF464E

#B74E55#AE565C#A55F64#9C686B#947173#8B797A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #45BFB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.00:1 AA
Against black text4.20:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BF464E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF464E

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 #BF464E: ·

How #BF464E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8B8A4CDeuteranopia · #929B4CTritanopia · #B94B4A

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 600 · #E11D48

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF464E rather than the exact color:

Palette Bf4646
#BF4646 · #EDDCC6 · #FFF4EA · #7EACB5
Velvet Ruby Meadow
#30349A · #C54448 · #69CF65 · #BFC5E2
Misty Ruby Aurora
#C85A9B · #C34255 · #B2512A · #C39F41
Palette Faf4d0
#FAF4D0 · #C14545 · #EA4C4C · #703B3B
Electric Whisper
#309030 · #3636A2 · #C44E4E · #C2E2C6
Palette Fef2a0
#FEF2A0 · #F3CD97 · #E98B50 · #BC4F4F

Similar colors

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

#BF4646#C54448#C34255#C14545#C44E4E#BC4F4F#C44545#BD4444#C63C51#C83B4C#B34A44#C74440

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF464D  ·  #BF464F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF464E?

#BF464E is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 191, 70, 78). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF464E?

#BF464E is RGB 191, 70, 78 — HSL 356°, 49%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 59%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF464E?

Its complement is #45BFB7; analogous partners are #BF458A and #BF7A45. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF464E for text?

White text on #BF464E has a contrast ratio of 5.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.20:1.