Palettes / Colors / #CD463A

#CD463A — Red

#CD463A 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 #CD463A 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.

#CD463A is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3BC2CE; it also sits naturally between #CE3B78 and #CE913B. 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 27% · Blue 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 72% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD463A

.text { color: #CD463A; }
.background { background-color: #CD463A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD463A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 70, 58); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 60%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD463A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 70, 58, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD463A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 70, 58, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD463A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD463A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD463A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3BC2CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD463A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD463A

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 #CD463A 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 #CD463A 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

← #CD4639  ·  #CD463B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD463A?

#CD463A is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 70, 58). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD463A?

#CD463A is RGB 205, 70, 58 — HSL 5°, 60%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 72%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD463A?

Its complement is #3BC2CE; analogous partners are #CE3B78 and #CE913B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD463A for text?

White text on #CD463A has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.53:1.