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#C8563E — Red

#C8563E 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 #C8563E 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.

#C8563E 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 #3CB1C8; it also sits naturally between #C83C6B and #C8993C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C8563E · RGB 200, 86, 62

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Color values

HEX#C8563E
RGB200, 86, 62
HSL10°, 56%, 51%
HSV10°, 69%, 78%
CMYK0%, 57%, 69%, 22%
XYZ28.02, 19.28, 6.80
Yxy19.28, 0.5178, 0.3564
CIE-Lab51.02, 43.90, 36.18
Hunter Lab43.91, 40.01, 19.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 78% · Green 34% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 69% · Key 22%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C8563E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C8563E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C8563E

.text { color: #C8563E; }
.background { background-color: #C8563E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8563E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 86, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 56%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8563E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 86, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8563E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 86, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8563E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8563E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C8563E

#B74A34#A7432F#933B2A#7F3324#6F2D1F#5B251A#481D14#34150F#240E0A#100604

Tints of #C8563E

#CE6550#D27360#D88474#DC9284#E2A498#E6B2A7#ECC3BB#F0D1CB#F6E3DF#FBF1EF

Tones of #C8563E

#BE5A46#B46150#AA675A#A06E64#96756E#8C7B78

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3CB1C8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.32:1 AA large only
Against black text4.86:1 AA

Best text color on #C8563E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8563E

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #C8563E: ·

How #C8563E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #979644Deuteranopia · #9DA645Tritanopia · #C24849

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:

Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C8563E rather than the exact color:

Palette 257180
#257180 · #F2E5BF · #FD8B51 · #CB6040
Honey Ruby Cinder
#3C2AA5 · #CD4E38 · #2FBA44 · #BEBDE6
Lucky Ruby Canyon
#AB53C6 · #D991CA · #B53B63 · #C65949
Honey Terrace
#297433 · #5343BD · #BD5343 · #DCEDDF
Crimson Ruby Breeze
#CC42BC · #C93481 · #D27683 · #BC593C
Honey Bloom
#C2378C · #A83B55 · #D45643 · #D7AB7F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CB6040#CD4E38#C65949#BD5343#BC593C#D45643#C44A3A#C8643B#BB5D41#C6653E#D65139#C36542

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C8563D  ·  #C8563F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8563E?

#C8563E is Red, a red color (RGB 200, 86, 62). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8563E?

#C8563E is RGB 200, 86, 62 — HSL 10°, 56%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 57%, 69%, 22%.

What colors go with #C8563E?

Its complement is #3CB1C8; analogous partners are #C83C6B and #C8993C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8563E for text?

Black text on #C8563E has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.32:1.