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#CB604F — Muted Red

#CB604F 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 #CB604F 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.

#CB604F 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 #4EBACA; it also sits naturally between #CA4E7C and #CA9D4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB604F · RGB 203, 96, 79

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Color values

HEX#CB604F
RGB203, 96, 79
HSL8°, 54%, 55%
HSV8°, 61%, 80%
CMYK0%, 53%, 61%, 20%
XYZ30.22, 21.63, 9.98
Yxy21.63, 0.4888, 0.3498
CIE-Lab53.63, 41.15, 29.88
Hunter Lab46.50, 37.70, 17.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 38% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 61% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB604F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB604F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB604F

.text { color: #CB604F; }
.background { background-color: #CB604F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB604F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 96, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 54%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB604F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 96, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB604F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 96, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB604F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB604F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB604F

#C44D3B#B14535#9D3E2F#893629#762E23#5E251C#4B1D16#371610#230E0B#100605

Tints of #CB604F

#CF6D5E#D47B6E#D88A7D#DD988D#E3AAA1#E8B8B0#ECC6C0#F1D4D0#F6E3E0#FAF1EF

Tones of #CB604F

#C16657#B96B5F#B07269#A77972#9D807B#958683

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EBACA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.94:1 AA large only
Against black text5.33:1 AA

Best text color on #CB604F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB604F

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 #CB604F: ·

How #CB604F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9D9C53Deuteranopia · #A3AB54Tritanopia · #C65657

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:

Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB604F rather than the exact color:

Rustic Ruby Bloom
#C96A4D · #B27D25 · #D9DA42 · #5E861F
Lucky Ruby Canyon
#AB53C6 · #D991CA · #B53B63 · #C65949
Vintage Ruby Petal
#362CB5 · #D55E54 · #4ED458 · #D8D4EF
Mellow Ruby Dusk
#237C80 · #53D0C5 · #D25F59 · #E2AEAF
Dusty Terrace
#AB3FD0 · #A3298F · #D44F86 · #CE5B5A
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011

Similar colors

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

#C96A4D#C65949#D55E54#D25F59#CE5B5A#D56348#CE5959#CD5555#D76451#CF6B49#D2665A#D2534D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB604E  ·  #CB6050 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB604F?

#CB604F is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 203, 96, 79). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB604F?

#CB604F is RGB 203, 96, 79 — HSL 8°, 54%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 61%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB604F?

Its complement is #4EBACA; analogous partners are #CA4E7C and #CA9D4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB604F for text?

Black text on #CB604F has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.94:1.