Palettes / Colors / #CB656A

#CB656A — Muted Red

#CB656A 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 #CB656A 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.

#CB656A 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 #66CCC7; it also sits naturally between #CC669E and #CC9466. 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 40% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 48% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CB656A

.text { color: #CB656A; }
.background { background-color: #CB656A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB656A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 101, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 50%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB656A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 101, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB656A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 101, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB656A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB656A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #66CCC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB656A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB656A

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 #CB656A 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 #CB656A 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

← #CB6569  ·  #CB656B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB656A?

#CB656A is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 203, 101, 106). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB656A?

#CB656A is RGB 203, 101, 106 — HSL 357°, 50%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 48%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB656A?

Its complement is #66CCC7; analogous partners are #CC669E and #CC9466. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB656A for text?

Black text on #CB656A has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.74:1.