Palettes / Colors / #BF696D

#BF696D — Muted Red

#BF696D is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#BF696D 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 #69BFBA; it also sits naturally between #BF6998 and #BF9069. 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 41% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 43% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF696D

.text { color: #BF696D; }
.background { background-color: #BF696D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF696D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 105, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 40%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF696D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 105, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF696D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 105, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF696D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF696D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF696D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #69BFBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF696D: #000000.

How #BF696D 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 #BF696D 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

← #BF696C  ·  #BF696E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF696D?

#BF696D is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 191, 105, 109). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF696D?

#BF696D is RGB 191, 105, 109 — HSL 357°, 40%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 43%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF696D?

Its complement is #69BFBA; analogous partners are #BF6998 and #BF9069. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF696D for text?

Black text on #BF696D has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.85:1.