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#BF565E — Muted Red

#BF565E 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 #BF565E 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.

#BF565E 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 #55BEB6; it also sits naturally between #BE5592 and #BE8155. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF565E · RGB 191, 86, 94

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Color values

HEX#BF565E
RGB191, 86, 94
HSL355°, 45%, 54%
HSV355°, 55%, 75%
CMYK0%, 55%, 51%, 25%
XYZ26.83, 18.54, 12.75
Yxy18.54, 0.4616, 0.3190
CIE-Lab50.14, 42.90, 16.19
Hunter Lab43.06, 38.80, 10.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 34% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 51% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF565E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF565E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF565E

.text { color: #BF565E; }
.background { background-color: #BF565E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF565E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 86, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 45%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF565E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 86, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF565E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 86, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF565E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF565E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF565E

#B5454E#A33E46#90373E#7E3036#6B292E#592226#461B1E#341416#210D0E#0F0606

Tints of #BF565E

#C4646C#CA727A#D1858B#D69499#DCA3A7#E2B1B5#E7C0C3#EED3D5#F4E1E3#F9F0F1

Tones of #BF565E

#B75C64#AF646A#A86B70#A07377#997A7D#918384

Color harmonies

Complementary — #55BEB6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.46:1 AA large only
Against black text4.71:1 AA

Best text color on #BF565E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF565E

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 #BF565E: ·

How #BF565E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #92915CDeuteranopia · #98A05CTritanopia · #BA5B5A

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 #BF565E rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Harbor
#AA53C0 · #BE6AAE · #843555 · #C35B5C
Palette F2e9d0
#F2E9D0 · #EACEB4 · #E79E85 · #BB5A5A
Radiant Whisper
#E9C3C5 · #E4AFB2 · #BA5459 · #5A2628
Palette Ba5a5a
#BA5A5A · #F7E49B · #A4CE8B · #86BCBD
Palette 87b6bc
#87B6BC · #BED4CB · #F6F09F · #B35656
Modern Twilight
#912E48 · #CB5C64 · #62CDB1 · #B0DFCE

Similar colors

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

#C35B5C#BB5A5A#BA5459#BA5A5A#B35656#CB5C64#B35567#B45253#CE5959#AF585E#CE5B5A#CD5555

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF565D  ·  #BF565F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF565E?

#BF565E is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 191, 86, 94). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF565E?

#BF565E is RGB 191, 86, 94 — HSL 355°, 45%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 51%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF565E?

Its complement is #55BEB6; analogous partners are #BE5592 and #BE8155. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF565E for text?

Black text on #BF565E has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.46:1.