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#CD474A — Red

#CD474A 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 #CD474A 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.

#CD474A 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 #47CDCA; it also sits naturally between #CD478C and #CD8747. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD474A · RGB 205, 71, 74

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Color values

HEX#CD474A
RGB205, 71, 74
HSL359°, 57%, 54%
HSV359°, 65%, 80%
CMYK0%, 65%, 64%, 20%
XYZ28.67, 17.98, 8.44
Yxy17.98, 0.5204, 0.3264
CIE-Lab49.47, 53.10, 27.61
Hunter Lab42.40, 49.51, 16.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 28% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 64% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD474A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD474A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD474A

.text { color: #CD474A; }
.background { background-color: #CD474A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD474A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 71, 74); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 57%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD474A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 71, 74, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD474A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 71, 74, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD474A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD474A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD474A

#C43638#B03032#9C2B2D#882527#742021#601A1B#4C1516#380F10#240A0A#100405

Tints of #CD474A

#D15759#D56769#DB7B7C#DF8B8C#E49B9C#E8ABAC#ECBBBC#F2CFD0#F6DFDF#FBEFEF

Tones of #CD474A

#C35052#BA5A5B#B06364#A66E6E#9C7778#938081

Color harmonies

Complementary — #47CDCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.57:1 AA
Against black text4.60:1 AA

Best text color on #CD474A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD474A

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 #CD474A: ·

How #CD474A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #939249Deuteranopia · #9BA549Tritanopia · #C64949

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 red 500 · #EF4444Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD474A rather than the exact color:

Palette D04848
#D04848 · #F3B95F · #FDE767 · #6895D2
Palette A94438
#A94438 · #D24545 · #E6BAA3 · #E4DEBE
Velvet Ruby Meadow
#30349A · #C54448 · #69CF65 · #BFC5E2
Honey Lagoon
#6C1F74 · #C15B92 · #CE4341 · #67461C
Palette D34e4e
#D34E4E · #F9E7B2 · #DDC57A · #CE7E5A
Palette 5b7e3c
#5B7E3C · #A2CB8B · #E8F5BD · #C44545

Similar colors

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

#D04848#D24545#C54448#CE4341#D34E4E#C44545#D3504A#D74B45#C74440#C44E4E#D54253#C83B4C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD4749  ·  #CD474B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD474A?

#CD474A is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 71, 74). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD474A?

#CD474A is RGB 205, 71, 74 — HSL 359°, 57%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 64%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD474A?

Its complement is #47CDCA; analogous partners are #CD478C and #CD8747. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD474A for text?

Black text on #CD474A has a contrast ratio of 4.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.57:1.