Palettes / Colors / #CD6F65

#CD6F65 — Muted Red

#CD6F65 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#CD6F65 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 #65C3CD; it also sits naturally between #CD658F and #CDA365. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 44% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 51% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD6F65

.text { color: #CD6F65; }
.background { background-color: #CD6F65; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD6F65; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 111, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 51%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD6F65; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 111, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD6F65; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 111, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD6F65">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD6F65">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #65C3CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD6F65: #000000.

How #CD6F65 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD6F65 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD6F64  ·  #CD6F66 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD6F65?

#CD6F65 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 111, 101). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD6F65?

#CD6F65 is RGB 205, 111, 101 — HSL 6°, 51%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 51%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD6F65?

Its complement is #65C3CD; analogous partners are #CD658F and #CDA365. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD6F65 for text?

Black text on #CD6F65 has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.47:1.