Palettes / Colors / #C67971

#C67971 — Muted Red

#C67971 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 #C67971 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.

#C67971 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 #71BEC6; it also sits naturally between #C67193 and #C6A471. 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 78% · Green 47% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 43% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C67971

.text { color: #C67971; }
.background { background-color: #C67971; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C67971; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(198, 121, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 43%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C67971; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(198, 121, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C67971; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(198, 121, 113, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C67971">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C67971">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #71BEC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C67971: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C67971

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 #C67971 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 #C67971 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 #C67971?

#C67971 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 198, 121, 113). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C67971?

#C67971 is RGB 198, 121, 113 — HSL 6°, 43%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 43%, 22%.

What colors go with #C67971?

Its complement is #71BEC6; analogous partners are #C67193 and #C6A471. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C67971 for text?

Black text on #C67971 has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.29:1.