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#CD4E46 — Red

#CD4E46 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 #CD4E46 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.

#CD4E46 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 #47C4CD; it also sits naturally between #CD4781 and #CD9347. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD4E46 · RGB 205, 78, 70

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Color values

HEX#CD4E46
RGB205, 78, 70
HSL4°, 57%, 54%
HSV4°, 66%, 80%
CMYK0%, 62%, 66%, 20%
XYZ29.01, 18.87, 7.91
Yxy18.87, 0.5200, 0.3383
CIE-Lab50.53, 49.84, 31.27
Hunter Lab43.44, 46.22, 17.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 31% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 66% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD4E46 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD4E46 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD4E46

.text { color: #CD4E46; }
.background { background-color: #CD4E46; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD4E46; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 78, 70); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 57%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD4E46; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 78, 70, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD4E46; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 78, 70, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD4E46">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD4E46">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD4E46

#C43F36#B03930#9C322B#882C25#742520#601F1A#4C1915#38120F#240C0A#100504

Tints of #CD4E46

#D15F57#D56E67#DB817B#DF918B#E4A09B#E8AFAB#ECBEBB#F2D1CF#F6E1DF#FBF0EF

Tones of #CD4E46

#C35850#BA605A#B06863#A6716E#9C7977#938280

Color harmonies

Complementary — #47C4CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.40:1 AA large only
Against black text4.77:1 AA

Best text color on #CD4E46: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD4E46

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 #CD4E46: ·

How #CD4E46 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #969548Deuteranopia · #9DA748Tritanopia · #C7494A

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 #CD4E46 rather than the exact color:

Palette D04848
#D04848 · #F3B95F · #FDE767 · #6895D2
Palette Fcfaef
#FCFAEF · #E2E0A5 · #D3504A · #A63636
Smoky Ruby Marble
#B23D2D · #D2534D · #51C4D3 · #C3E9EB
Palette D34e4e
#D34E4E · #F9E7B2 · #DDC57A · #CE7E5A
Palette A94438
#A94438 · #D24545 · #E6BAA3 · #E4DEBE
Hidden Ruby Marble
#BA71DC · #D850C5 · #C52768 · #D74B45

Similar colors

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

#D04848#D3504A#D2534D#D34E4E#D24545#D74B45#D45643#C44E4E#CE4341#C44545#C54448#C74440

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD4E45  ·  #CD4E47 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD4E46?

#CD4E46 is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 78, 70). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD4E46?

#CD4E46 is RGB 205, 78, 70 — HSL 4°, 57%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 66%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD4E46?

Its complement is #47C4CD; analogous partners are #CD4781 and #CD9347. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD4E46 for text?

Black text on #CD4E46 has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.40:1.