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#CD554C — Red

#CD554C 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 #CD554C 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.

#CD554C 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 #4CC4CD; it also sits naturally between #CD4C84 and #CD954C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD554C · RGB 205, 85, 76

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Color values

HEX#CD554C
RGB205, 85, 76
HSL4°, 56%, 55%
HSV4°, 63%, 80%
CMYK0%, 59%, 63%, 20%
XYZ29.73, 20.00, 9.13
Yxy20.00, 0.5051, 0.3398
CIE-Lab51.83, 47.02, 29.42
Hunter Lab44.72, 43.48, 17.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 33% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 63% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD554C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD554C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD554C

.text { color: #CD554C; }
.background { background-color: #CD554C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD554C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 85, 76); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 56%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD554C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 85, 76, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD554C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 85, 76, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD554C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD554C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD554C

#C74238#B33B32#9F342D#8B2E27#772722#5F1F1B#4C1915#381210#240C0A#100504

Tints of #CD554C

#D1645C#D5736C#DA827C#DE918C#E4A4A0#E9B3AF#EDC2BF#F2D2CF#F6E1DF#FBF0EF

Tones of #CD554C

#C35D55#BA645E#B16C68#A87471#9F7C7A#958483

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4CC4CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.20:1 AA large only
Against black text5.00:1 AA

Best text color on #CD554C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD554C

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 #CD554C: ·

How #CD554C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #99984EDeuteranopia · #A0A94FTritanopia · #C75050

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 #CD554C rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Marble
#B23D2D · #D2534D · #51C4D3 · #C3E9EB
Palette Fcfaef
#FCFAEF · #E2E0A5 · #D3504A · #A63636
Lucky Ruby Canyon
#AB53C6 · #D991CA · #B53B63 · #C65949
Palette Ea7b7b
#EA7B7B · #D25353 · #9E3B3B · #FFEAD3
Palette Dbf1f2
#DBF1F2 · #CD5555 · #882042 · #EFEDBB
Palette D34e4e
#D34E4E · #F9E7B2 · #DDC57A · #CE7E5A

Similar colors

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

#D2534D#D3504A#C65949#D25353#CD5555#D34E4E#D45643#C44E4E#D9534F#CE5959#D04848#D75656

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD554B  ·  #CD554D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD554C?

#CD554C is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 85, 76). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD554C?

#CD554C is RGB 205, 85, 76 — HSL 4°, 56%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 63%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD554C?

Its complement is #4CC4CD; analogous partners are #CD4C84 and #CD954C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD554C for text?

Black text on #CD554C has a contrast ratio of 5.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.20:1.