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#CD565B — Muted Red

#CD565B is a red color we call Muted 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 #CD565B 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.

#CD565B 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 #56CDC7; it also sits naturally between #CD5697 and #CD8B56. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD565B · RGB 205, 86, 91

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Color values

HEX#CD565B
RGB205, 86, 91
HSL357°, 54%, 57%
HSV357°, 58%, 80%
CMYK0%, 58%, 56%, 20%
XYZ30.39, 20.39, 12.23
Yxy20.39, 0.4823, 0.3236
CIE-Lab52.28, 47.62, 21.21
Hunter Lab45.16, 44.23, 13.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 34% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 56% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD565B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD565B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD565B

.text { color: #CD565B; }
.background { background-color: #CD565B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD565B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 86, 91); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 54%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD565B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 86, 91, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD565B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 86, 91, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD565B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD565B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD565B

#C74349#B5363C#A13036#8D2A2F#7A2429#621D21#4F171A#3B1214#230B0C#100505

Tints of #CD565B

#D1666B#D6767A#DB858A#DF9599#E4A5A8#E8B0B3#ECC0C2#F1D0D2#F6E0E1#FAEFF0

Tones of #CD565B

#C45F64#BC676B#B36F73#AB787B#A28183#9A8989

Color harmonies

Complementary — #56CDC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.14:1 AA large only
Against black text5.08:1 AA

Best text color on #CD565B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD565B

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 #CD565B: ·

How #CD565B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #99985ADeuteranopia · #A0A95ATritanopia · #C75959

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 #CD565B rather than the exact color:

Palette 89375f
#89375F · #CE5959 · #BACDDB · #F3E8FF
Dusty Terrace
#AB3FD0 · #A3298F · #D44F86 · #CE5B5A
Palette Dbf1f2
#DBF1F2 · #CD5555 · #882042 · #EFEDBB
Palette B9375d
#B9375D · #D25D5D · #E7D3D3 · #EEEEEE
Palette Ea7b7b
#EA7B7B · #D25353 · #9E3B3B · #FFEAD3
Ruby Mosaic
#800020 · #F3E6D5 · #FFF9F2 · #D45060

Similar colors

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

#CE5959#CE5B5A#CD5555#D25D5D#D25353#D45060#D25F59#CB5C64#D75656#C35B5C#CE5A67#D55E54

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD565A  ·  #CD565C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD565B?

#CD565B is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 86, 91). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD565B?

#CD565B is RGB 205, 86, 91 — HSL 357°, 54%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 56%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD565B?

Its complement is #56CDC7; analogous partners are #CD5697 and #CD8B56. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD565B for text?

Black text on #CD565B has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.14:1.