Palettes / Colors / #CD7481

#CD7481 — Muted Red

#CD7481 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 #CD7481 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.

#CD7481 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 #74CDC0; it also sits naturally between #CD74AE and #CD9374. 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 45% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 37% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD7481

.text { color: #CD7481; }
.background { background-color: #CD7481; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD7481; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 116, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 47%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD7481; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 116, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD7481; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 116, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD7481">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD7481">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #74CDC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD7481: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD7481

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:

How #CD7481 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 #CD7481 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

← #CD7480  ·  #CD7482 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD7481?

#CD7481 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 116, 129). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD7481?

#CD7481 is RGB 205, 116, 129 — HSL 351°, 47%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 37%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD7481?

Its complement is #74CDC0; analogous partners are #CD74AE and #CD9374. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD7481 for text?

Black text on #CD7481 has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.28:1.