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#CD626A — Muted Red

#CD626A 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 #CD626A 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.

#CD626A 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 #60CDC6; it also sits naturally between #CD609E and #CD8F60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD626A · RGB 205, 98, 106

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Color values

HEX#CD626A
RGB205, 98, 106
HSL356°, 52%, 59%
HSV356°, 52%, 80%
CMYK0%, 52%, 48%, 20%
XYZ32.15, 22.76, 16.33
Yxy22.76, 0.4513, 0.3194
CIE-Lab54.82, 43.11, 15.83
Hunter Lab47.70, 39.98, 10.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 38% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 48% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD626A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD626A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD626A

.text { color: #CD626A; }
.background { background-color: #CD626A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD626A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 98, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 52%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD626A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 98, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD626A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 98, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD626A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD626A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD626A

#C74D55#BA3B43#A7353C#8F2D34#7C272D#652024#511A1D#3A1215#270C0E#100506

Tints of #CD626A

#D27076#D57B81#DA8B90#DF9A9F#E4AAAE#E8B5B9#EDC5C8#F2D4D6#F5E0E1#FAEFF0

Tones of #CD626A

#C5676E#BD7075#B6777B#AD7F83#A68789#9E8F90

Color harmonies

Complementary — #60CDC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.78:1 AA large only
Against black text5.55:1 AA

Best text color on #CD626A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD626A

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 #CD626A: ·

How #CD626A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9F9E68Deuteranopia · #A5AD68Tritanopia · #C86766

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 #CD626A rather than the exact color:

Lucky Petal
#CF65BB · #CF598C · #C76168 · #D59173
Vintage Solace
#CB6070 · #A76629 · #BCCD35 · #75CC57
Palette C96868
#C96868 · #FADFA1 · #FFF4EA · #7EACB5
Dusty Harbor
#8B2A31 · #D06463 · #37B5AC · #D1EDE6
Palette 214252
#214252 · #F05454 · #AF2D2D · #CE6262
Hidden Ruby Whisper
#2E357D · #C5636B · #4EB844 · #CBCFE4

Similar colors

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

#C76168#CB6070#C96868#D06463#CE6262#C5636B#CF6663#CE5A67#CB5C64#C56868#D55C66#D26B65

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD6269  ·  #CD626B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD626A?

#CD626A is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 98, 106). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD626A?

#CD626A is RGB 205, 98, 106 — HSL 356°, 52%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 48%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD626A?

Its complement is #60CDC6; analogous partners are #CD609E and #CD8F60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD626A for text?

Black text on #CD626A has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.78:1.