Palettes / Colors / #BF757A

#BF757A — Muted Red

#BF757A is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

#BF757A 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 #73BFBA; it also sits naturally between #BF739E and #BF9473. 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 46% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 36% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF757A

.text { color: #BF757A; }
.background { background-color: #BF757A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF757A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 117, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 37%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF757A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 117, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF757A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 117, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF757A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF757A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF757A

Tints of #BF757A

Tones of #BF757A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #73BFBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF757A: #000000.

How #BF757A 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 #BF757A 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

← #BF7579  ·  #BF757B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF757A?

#BF757A is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 191, 117, 122). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF757A?

#BF757A is RGB 191, 117, 122 — HSL 356°, 37%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 36%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF757A?

Its complement is #73BFBA; analogous partners are #BF739E and #BF9473. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF757A for text?

Black text on #BF757A has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.48:1.