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#CD747F — Muted Red

#CD747F 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 #CD747F 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.

#CD747F 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 #74CDC3; it also sits naturally between #CD74AB and #CD9674. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD747F · RGB 205, 116, 127

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Color values

HEX#CD747F
RGB205, 116, 127
HSL353°, 47%, 63%
HSV353°, 43%, 80%
CMYK0%, 43%, 38%, 20%
XYZ35.25, 27.00, 23.43
Yxy27.00, 0.4114, 0.3151
CIE-Lab58.98, 36.07, 9.42
Hunter Lab51.96, 33.46, 7.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 45% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 38% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD747F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD747F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD747F

.text { color: #CD747F; }
.background { background-color: #CD747F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD747F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 116, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 47%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD747F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 116, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD747F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 116, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD747F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD747F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD747F

#C55E6A#BD4755#A93D49#923540#7F2E37#69262E#521E24#3C161A#250E10#0F0507

Tints of #CD747F

#D18089#D68F97#DB9AA1#DFA5AC#E4B4BA#E8BFC4#ECCBCE#F0D6D9#F6E5E7#FAF0F1

Tones of #CD747F

#C67B84#C18188#BA878D#B48E92#AD9497#A79A9C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #74CDC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.28:1 AA large only
Against black text6.40:1 AA

Best text color on #CD747F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD747F

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 #CD747F: ·

How #CD747F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A6A67CDeuteranopia · #ACB27CTritanopia · #C97A7A

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 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD747F rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Tempest
#843993 · #D572B0 · #D0727B · #D2A47E
Crystal Ruby Monsoon
#CF797C · #D09162 · #D4CC8E · #9DC64A
Crimson Ruby Breeze
#CC42BC · #C93481 · #D27683 · #BC593C
Palette 37306b
#37306B · #66347F · #9E4784 · #D27685
Palette 2b3a55
#2B3A55 · #CE7777 · #E8C4C4 · #F2E5E5
Serene Ruby Twilight
#B546A1 · #CE7088 · #D3A997 · #CEC173

Similar colors

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

#D0727B#CF797C#D27683#D27685#CE7777#CE7088#C57586#D37676#C86B85#CA7373#D76C82#D26782

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD747E  ·  #CD7480 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD747F?

#CD747F is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 116, 127). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD747F?

#CD747F is RGB 205, 116, 127 — HSL 353°, 47%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 38%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD747F?

Its complement is #74CDC3; analogous partners are #CD74AB and #CD9674. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD747F for text?

Black text on #CD747F has a contrast ratio of 6.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.28:1.