Palettes / Colors / #C74540

#C74540 — Red

#C74540 is a red color we call 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 #C74540 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.

#C74540 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 #41C3C8; it also sits naturally between #C84180 and #C88941. 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 27% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 68% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C74540

.text { color: #C74540; }
.background { background-color: #C74540; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C74540; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(199, 69, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 55%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C74540; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(199, 69, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C74540; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(199, 69, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C74540">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C74540">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C74540

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #41C3C8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C74540: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C74540

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 #C74540 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 #C74540 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

← #C7453F  ·  #C74541 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C74540?

#C74540 is Red, a red color (RGB 199, 69, 64). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C74540?

#C74540 is RGB 199, 69, 64 — HSL 2°, 55%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 68%, 22%.

What colors go with #C74540?

Its complement is #41C3C8; analogous partners are #C84180 and #C88941. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C74540 for text?

White text on #C74540 has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.35:1.