Palettes / Colors / #BF625F

#BF625F — Muted Red

#BF625F 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 #BF625F 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.

#BF625F 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 #5FBCBF; it also sits naturally between #BF5F8C and #BF925F. 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 38% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 50% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF625F

.text { color: #BF625F; }
.background { background-color: #BF625F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF625F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 98, 95); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 43%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF625F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 98, 95, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF625F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 98, 95, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF625F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF625F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5FBCBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF625F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF625F

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 #BF625F 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 #BF625F 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

← #BF625E  ·  #BF6260 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF625F?

#BF625F is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 191, 98, 95). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF625F?

#BF625F is RGB 191, 98, 95 — HSL 2°, 43%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 50%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF625F?

Its complement is #5FBCBF; analogous partners are #BF5F8C and #BF925F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF625F for text?

Black text on #BF625F has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.10:1.