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#CB6A67 — Muted Red

#CB6A67 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 #CB6A67 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.

#CB6A67 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 #67C8CB; it also sits naturally between #CB6796 and #CB9C67. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB6A67 · RGB 203, 106, 103

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Color values

HEX#CB6A67
RGB203, 106, 103
HSL2°, 49%, 60%
HSV2°, 49%, 80%
CMYK0%, 48%, 49%, 20%
XYZ32.23, 23.98, 15.76
Yxy23.98, 0.4478, 0.3332
CIE-Lab56.07, 38.02, 19.25
Hunter Lab48.97, 34.94, 13.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 42% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 49% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB6A67 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB6A67 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB6A67

.text { color: #CB6A67; }
.background { background-color: #CB6A67; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB6A67; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 106, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 49%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB6A67; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 106, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB6A67; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 106, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB6A67">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB6A67">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB6A67

#C35450#BA4440#A33C38#903531#7A2C2A#632422#501D1B#391514#260E0D#0F0605

Tints of #CB6A67

#D07976#D48482#D99391#DD9E9C#E2ADAB#E8BCBB#EBC7C6#F1D6D5#F5E1E1#FAF0F0

Tones of #CB6A67

#C4716E#BD7875#B67E7C#AE8584#A78C8B#A09292

Color harmonies

Complementary — #67C8CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.62:1 AA large only
Against black text5.80:1 AA

Best text color on #CB6A67: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB6A67

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 #CB6A67: ·

How #CB6A67 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A1A068Deuteranopia · #A7AE68Tritanopia · #C66868

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 rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB6A67 rather than the exact color:

Palette C96868
#C96868 · #FADFA1 · #FFF4EA · #7EACB5
Palette Edfffa
#EDFFFA · #8BD5CB · #C56868 · #974949
Vivid Dusk
#DE8E8C · #CF6663 · #B7322F · #371211
Honey Canyon
#33B039 · #3A34B3 · #D26B65 · #B1DDB6
Dusty Harbor
#8B2A31 · #D06463 · #37B5AC · #D1EDE6
Dreamy Drift
#9C4F31 · #D1706A · #48A3C6 · #AED8DE

Similar colors

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

#C96868#C56868#CF6663#D26B65#D06463#D1706A#C76168#CE6262#C5636B#D06F5D#C5705D#CB6070

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB6A66  ·  #CB6A68 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB6A67?

#CB6A67 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 203, 106, 103). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB6A67?

#CB6A67 is RGB 203, 106, 103 — HSL 2°, 49%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 49%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB6A67?

Its complement is #67C8CB; analogous partners are #CB6796 and #CB9C67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB6A67 for text?

Black text on #CB6A67 has a contrast ratio of 5.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.62:1.