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#CD657F — Muted Red

#CD657F is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #CD657F 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.

#CD657F 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 #65CDB3; it also sits naturally between #CD65B3 and #CD7F65. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD657F · RGB 205, 101, 127

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Color values

HEX#CD657F
RGB205, 101, 127
HSL345°, 51%, 60%
HSV345°, 51%, 80%
CMYK0%, 51%, 38%, 20%
XYZ33.66, 23.82, 22.90
Yxy23.82, 0.4188, 0.2963
CIE-Lab55.91, 43.81, 5.03
Hunter Lab48.80, 40.95, 3.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 40% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 38% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD657F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD657F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD657F

.text { color: #CD657F; }
.background { background-color: #CD657F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD657F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 101, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 51%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD657F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 101, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD657F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 101, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD657F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD657F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD657F

#C64E6C#BD3D5D#A63652#922F48#7B283D#642031#511A28#3A131C#270C13#0F0508

Tints of #CD657F

#D2748C#D68095#DB8FA2#DF9BAC#E4AAB9#E9BAC5#ECC5CF#F1D5DC#F5E0E5#FAF0F2

Tones of #CD657F

#C66C83#BE7487#B77B8A#AF838E#A88A91#A09295

Color harmonies

Complementary — #65CDB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.64:1 AA large only
Against black text5.76:1 AA

Best text color on #CD657F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD657F

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 #CD657F: ·

How #CD657F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F79Deuteranopia · #A6AE77Tritanopia · #C87473

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD657F rather than the exact color:

Palette 9ed3dc
#9ED3DC · #FEFD99 · #FCB7C7 · #CA6180
Radiant Ruby Monsoon
#216E5B · #87DBD3 · #D26782 · #E6BEC8
Palette Cd5d7d
#CD5D7D · #F6ECF0 · #A7C5EB · #949CDF
Palette F5eee6
#F5EEE6 · #F3D7CA · #E6A4B4 · #C86B85
Dreamy Horizon
#DC67D8 · #CD5B81 · #A25433 · #C2B82C
Palette F6e7d8
#F6E7D8 · #F68989 · #C65D7B · #874356

Similar colors

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

#CA6180#D26782#CD5D7D#C86B85#CD5B81#C65D7B#D76C82#C75B7A#D2668B#D0727B#CE7088#BF5F80

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD657E  ·  #CD6580 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD657F?

#CD657F is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 101, 127). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD657F?

#CD657F is RGB 205, 101, 127 — HSL 345°, 51%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 38%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD657F?

Its complement is #65CDB3; analogous partners are #CD65B3 and #CD7F65. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD657F for text?

Black text on #CD657F has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.64:1.