Palettes / Colors / #CB545C

#CB545C — Muted Red

#CB545C 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 #CB545C 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.

#CB545C 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 #53CAC2; it also sits naturally between #CA5397 and #CA8753. 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 80% · Green 33% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 55% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CB545C

.text { color: #CB545C; }
.background { background-color: #CB545C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB545C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 84, 92); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 53%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB545C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 84, 92, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB545C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 84, 92, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB545C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB545C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #53CAC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB545C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB545C

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 #CB545C 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 #CB545C 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

← #CB545B  ·  #CB545D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB545C?

#CB545C is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 203, 84, 92). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB545C?

#CB545C is RGB 203, 84, 92 — HSL 356°, 53%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 55%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB545C?

Its complement is #53CAC2; analogous partners are #CA5397 and #CA8753. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB545C for text?

Black text on #CB545C has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.23:1.