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#BF565B — Muted Red

#BF565B 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 #BF565B 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.

#BF565B 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 #55BEB9; it also sits naturally between #BE558F and #BE8455. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF565B · RGB 191, 86, 91

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Color values

HEX#BF565B
RGB191, 86, 91
HSL357°, 45%, 54%
HSV357°, 55%, 75%
CMYK0%, 55%, 52%, 25%
XYZ26.70, 18.49, 12.06
Yxy18.49, 0.4664, 0.3229
CIE-Lab50.08, 42.63, 17.89
Hunter Lab43.00, 38.51, 11.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 34% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 52% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF565B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF565B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF565B

.text { color: #BF565B; }
.background { background-color: #BF565B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF565B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 86, 91); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 45%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF565B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 86, 91, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF565B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 86, 91, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF565B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF565B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF565B

#B5454A#A33E43#90373B#7E3034#6B292C#592224#461B1D#341415#210D0E#0F0606

Tints of #BF565B

#C46469#CA7277#D18589#D69497#DCA3A5#E2B1B4#E7C0C2#EED3D4#F4E1E2#F9F0F1

Tones of #BF565B

#B75C61#AF6468#A86B6E#A07376#997A7C#918383

Color harmonies

Complementary — #55BEB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.47:1 AA large only
Against black text4.70:1 AA

Best text color on #BF565B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF565B

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 #BF565B: ·

How #BF565B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #92915ADeuteranopia · #98A05ATritanopia · #BA5959

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 #BF565B rather than the exact color:

Radiant Whisper
#E9C3C5 · #E4AFB2 · #BA5459 · #5A2628
Palette F2e9d0
#F2E9D0 · #EACEB4 · #E79E85 · #BB5A5A
Vivid Ruby Harbor
#AA53C0 · #BE6AAE · #843555 · #C35B5C
Palette Ba5a5a
#BA5A5A · #F7E49B · #A4CE8B · #86BCBD
Palette 87b6bc
#87B6BC · #BED4CB · #F6F09F · #B35656
Palette 84994f
#84994F · #FFE797 · #FCB53B · #B45253

Similar colors

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

#BA5459#BB5A5A#C35B5C#BA5A5A#B35656#B45253#BC4F4F#CD5555#CE5959#CE5B5A#C44E4E#CB5C64

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF565A  ·  #BF565C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF565B?

#BF565B is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 191, 86, 91). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF565B?

#BF565B is RGB 191, 86, 91 — HSL 357°, 45%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 52%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF565B?

Its complement is #55BEB9; analogous partners are #BE558F and #BE8455. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF565B for text?

Black text on #BF565B has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.47:1.