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#CD615E — Muted Red

#CD615E 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 #CD615E 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.

#CD615E 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 #5FCACE; it also sits naturally between #CE5F93 and #CE9A5F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD615E · RGB 205, 97, 94

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Color values

HEX#CD615E
RGB205, 97, 94
HSL2°, 53%, 59%
HSV2°, 54%, 80%
CMYK0%, 53%, 54%, 20%
XYZ31.47, 22.34, 13.24
Yxy22.34, 0.4694, 0.3331
CIE-Lab54.38, 42.54, 22.26
Hunter Lab47.26, 39.30, 14.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 38% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 54% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD615E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD615E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD615E

.text { color: #CD615E; }
.background { background-color: #CD615E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD615E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 97, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 53%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD615E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 97, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD615E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 97, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD615E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD615E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD615E

#C8504C#BB3E3A#A83734#90302C#7D2926#65221F#521B19#3B1312#270D0C#100505

Tints of #CD615E

#D3726F#D67D7A#DB8D8A#E09C9A#E5ABA9#E8B7B5#EDC6C4#F2D5D4#F5E1E0#FAF0EF

Tones of #CD615E

#C56B67#BE716F#B67977#AE807E#A68887#9F8F8E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5FCACE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.84:1 AA large only
Against black text5.47:1 AA

Best text color on #CD615E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD615E

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 #CD615E: ·

How #CD615E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9E9D5FDeuteranopia · #A5AD5FTritanopia · #C85F5F

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:

Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5EBootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD615E rather than the exact color:

Palette 214252
#214252 · #F05454 · #AF2D2D · #CE6262
Palette B9375d
#B9375D · #D25D5D · #E7D3D3 · #EEEEEE
Dusty Harbor
#8B2A31 · #D06463 · #37B5AC · #D1EDE6
Dusty Terrace
#AB3FD0 · #A3298F · #D44F86 · #CE5B5A
Vivid Dusk
#DE8E8C · #CF6663 · #B7322F · #371211
Mellow Ruby Dusk
#237C80 · #53D0C5 · #D25F59 · #E2AEAF

Similar colors

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

#CE6262#D25D5D#D06463#CE5B5A#CF6663#D25F59#CB5C64#D2665A#CE5959#CE5A67#C76168#C35B5C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD615D  ·  #CD615F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD615E?

#CD615E is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 97, 94). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD615E?

#CD615E is RGB 205, 97, 94 — HSL 2°, 53%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 54%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD615E?

Its complement is #5FCACE; analogous partners are #CE5F93 and #CE9A5F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD615E for text?

Black text on #CD615E has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.84:1.