Palettes / Colors / #C55152

#C55152 — Muted Red

#C55152 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 #C55152 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.

#C55152 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 #53C6C4; it also sits naturally between #C6538E and #C68A53. 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 77% · Green 32% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 58% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C55152

.text { color: #C55152; }
.background { background-color: #C55152; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C55152; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 81, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 50%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C55152; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 81, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C55152; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 81, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C55152">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C55152">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #53C6C4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C55152: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C55152

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 #C55152 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 #C55152 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C55152?

#C55152 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 197, 81, 82). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C55152?

#C55152 is RGB 197, 81, 82 — HSL 359°, 50%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 58%, 23%.

What colors go with #C55152?

Its complement is #53C6C4; analogous partners are #C6538E and #C68A53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C55152 for text?

Black text on #C55152 has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.49:1.