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#CD4261 — Red

#CD4261 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 #CD4261 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.

#CD4261 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 #42CDAF; it also sits naturally between #CD42A5 and #CD6942. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD4261 · RGB 205, 66, 97

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Color values

HEX#CD4261
RGB205, 66, 97
HSL347°, 58%, 53%
HSV347°, 68%, 80%
CMYK0%, 68%, 53%, 20%
XYZ29.28, 17.74, 13.19
Yxy17.74, 0.4863, 0.2946
CIE-Lab49.18, 56.76, 13.42
Hunter Lab42.12, 53.49, 8.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 26% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 53% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD4261 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD4261 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD4261

.text { color: #CD4261; }
.background { background-color: #CD4261; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD4261; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 66, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 58%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD4261; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 66, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD4261; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 66, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD4261">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD4261">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD4261

#C13352#AD2E4A#992941#852338#751F32#611A29#4D1421#380F18#240A0F#100407

Tints of #CD4261

#D1526D#D6667E#DB768C#DF8699#E49AAA#E9AAB8#EDBBC5#F1CBD3#F6DFE4#FBEFF1

Tones of #CD4261

#C34B65#B8566B#AF6071#A56976#9C737C#917E82

Color harmonies

Complementary — #42CDAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.62:1 AA
Against black text4.55:1 AA

Best text color on #CD4261: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD4261

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 #CD4261: ·

How #CD4261 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #919059Deuteranopia · #99A358Tritanopia · #C65452

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 pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD4261 rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Opal
#733A8D · #AD48A9 · #68244D · #C84364
Palette Cf455c
#CF455C · #FFDD67 · #FF8A5C · #444444
Palette Fff7eb
#FFF7EB · #F9F0E0 · #A2AB73 · #CC3A63
Palette 9a1f40
#9A1F40 · #D9455F · #74D4C0 · #DEF4F0
Serene Solace
#B435DA · #B82494 · #D4436C · #E58771
Radiant Breeze
#5E31CA · #C983DC · #D740AB · #DB4362

Similar colors

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

#C84364#CF455C#CC3A63#D9455F#D4436C#DB4362#C53C6B#C63767#CA3466#C73659#C34255#D45060

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD4260  ·  #CD4262 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD4261?

#CD4261 is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 66, 97). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD4261?

#CD4261 is RGB 205, 66, 97 — HSL 347°, 58%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 53%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD4261?

Its complement is #42CDAF; analogous partners are #CD42A5 and #CD6942. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD4261 for text?

White text on #CD4261 has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.55:1.