Palettes / Colors / #C76B60

#C76B60 — Muted Red

#C76B60 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 #C76B60 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.

#C76B60 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 #60BDC7; it also sits naturally between #C7608A and #C79E60. 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 42% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 52% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C76B60

.text { color: #C76B60; }
.background { background-color: #C76B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C76B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(199, 107, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 48%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C76B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(199, 107, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C76B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(199, 107, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C76B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C76B60">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #60BDC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C76B60: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C76B60

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 #C76B60 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 #C76B60 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

← #C76B5F  ·  #C76B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C76B60?

#C76B60 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 199, 107, 96). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C76B60?

#C76B60 is RGB 199, 107, 96 — HSL 6°, 48%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 52%, 22%.

What colors go with #C76B60?

Its complement is #60BDC7; analogous partners are #C7608A and #C79E60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C76B60 for text?

Black text on #C76B60 has a contrast ratio of 5.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.