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#CD615F — Muted Red

#CD615F 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 #CD615F 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.

#CD615F 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 #60CBCD; it also sits naturally between #CD6095 and #CD9860. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD615F · RGB 205, 97, 95

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Color values

HEX#CD615F
RGB205, 97, 95
HSL1°, 52%, 59%
HSV1°, 54%, 80%
CMYK0%, 53%, 54%, 20%
XYZ31.52, 22.35, 13.48
Yxy22.35, 0.4679, 0.3319
CIE-Lab54.40, 42.62, 21.70
Hunter Lab47.28, 39.39, 14.14

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 #CD615F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD615F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD615F

.text { color: #CD615F; }
.background { background-color: #CD615F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD615F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 97, 95); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 52%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD615F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 97, 95, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD615F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 97, 95, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD615F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD615F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD615F

#C74F4D#BA3D3B#A73735#8F2F2D#7C2927#652120#511B1A#3A1312#270D0C#100505

Tints of #CD615F

#D27170#D57D7B#DA8C8B#DF9B9A#E4ABAA#E8B6B5#EDC6C5#F2D5D4#F5E0E0#FAF0EF

Tones of #CD615F

#C56967#BD7170#B67877#AD807F#A68787#9E8F8F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #60CBCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #CD615F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD615F

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 #CD615F: ·

How #CD615F 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 · #A5AD60Tritanopia · #C86060

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 rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD615F rather than the exact color:

Palette 214252
#214252 · #F05454 · #AF2D2D · #CE6262
Dusty Harbor
#8B2A31 · #D06463 · #37B5AC · #D1EDE6
Vivid Dusk
#DE8E8C · #CF6663 · #B7322F · #371211
Palette B9375d
#B9375D · #D25D5D · #E7D3D3 · #EEEEEE
Modern Twilight
#912E48 · #CB5C64 · #62CDB1 · #B0DFCE
Dusty Terrace
#AB3FD0 · #A3298F · #D44F86 · #CE5B5A

Similar colors

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

#CE6262#D06463#CF6663#D25D5D#CB5C64#CE5B5A#D25F59#D2665A#CE5959#CE5A67#C76168#D55C66

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD615E  ·  #CD6160 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD615F?

#CD615F is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 97, 95). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD615F?

#CD615F is RGB 205, 97, 95 — HSL 1°, 52%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 54%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD615F?

Its complement is #60CBCD; analogous partners are #CD6095 and #CD9860. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD615F for text?

Black text on #CD615F has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.84:1.