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#CD474F — Red

#CD474F 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 #CD474F 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.

#CD474F 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 #47CDC4; it also sits naturally between #CD4793 and #CD8147. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD474F · RGB 205, 71, 79

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Color values

HEX#CD474F
RGB205, 71, 79
HSL356°, 57%, 54%
HSV356°, 65%, 80%
CMYK0%, 65%, 61%, 20%
XYZ28.84, 18.05, 9.36
Yxy18.05, 0.5127, 0.3209
CIE-Lab49.56, 53.42, 24.76
Hunter Lab42.49, 49.88, 14.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 28% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 61% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD474F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD474F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD474F

.text { color: #CD474F; }
.background { background-color: #CD474F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD474F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 71, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 57%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD474F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 71, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD474F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 71, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD474F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD474F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD474F

#C4363F#B03039#9C2B32#88252C#742025#601A1F#4C1519#380F12#240A0C#100405

Tints of #CD474F

#D1575F#D5676E#DB7B81#DF8B91#E49BA0#E8ABAF#ECBBBE#F2CFD1#F6DFE1#FBEFF0

Tones of #CD474F

#C35058#BA5A60#B06368#A66E71#9C7779#938082

Color harmonies

Complementary — #47CDC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.56:1 AA
Against black text4.61:1 AA

Best text color on #CD474F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD474F

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 #CD474F: ·

How #CD474F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #93924DDeuteranopia · #9BA54DTritanopia · #C64C4B

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 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD474F rather than the exact color:

Palette D04848
#D04848 · #F3B95F · #FDE767 · #6895D2
Palette D34e4e
#D34E4E · #F9E7B2 · #DDC57A · #CE7E5A
Tender Ruby Breeze
#D54253 · #C2742D · #A0A838 · #93D471
Velvet Ruby Meadow
#30349A · #C54448 · #69CF65 · #BFC5E2
Palette A94438
#A94438 · #D24545 · #E6BAA3 · #E4DEBE
Electric Whisper
#309030 · #3636A2 · #C44E4E · #C2E2C6

Similar colors

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

#D04848#D34E4E#D54253#C54448#D24545#C44E4E#D3504A#C34255#D2534D#C63C51#CF455C#C83B4C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD474E  ·  #CD4750 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD474F?

#CD474F is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 71, 79). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD474F?

#CD474F is RGB 205, 71, 79 — HSL 356°, 57%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 61%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD474F?

Its complement is #47CDC4; analogous partners are #CD4793 and #CD8147. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD474F for text?

Black text on #CD474F has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.56:1.