Palettes / Colors / #BF474E

#BF474E — Muted Red

#BF474E 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 #BF474E 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.

#BF474E 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 #46BEB8; it also sits naturally between #BE4688 and #BE7C46. 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 75% · Green 28% · Blue 31%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF474E

.text { color: #BF474E; }
.background { background-color: #BF474E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF474E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 71, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 48%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF474E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 71, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF474E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 71, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF474E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF474E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #46BEB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF474E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF474E

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 #BF474E 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 #BF474E 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 #BF474E?

#BF474E is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 191, 71, 78). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF474E?

#BF474E is RGB 191, 71, 78 — HSL 357°, 48%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 59%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF474E?

Its complement is #46BEB8; analogous partners are #BE4688 and #BE7C46. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF474E for text?

White text on #BF474E has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.23:1.