Palettes / Colors / #CD757D

#CD757D — Muted Red

#CD757D 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 #CD757D 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.

#CD757D 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 #74CDC6; it also sits naturally between #CD74A8 and #CD9974. 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 46% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 39% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD757D

.text { color: #CD757D; }
.background { background-color: #CD757D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD757D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 117, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 47%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD757D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 117, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD757D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 117, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD757D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD757D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #74CDC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD757D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD757D

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 #CD757D 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 #CD757D 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

← #CD757C  ·  #CD757E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD757D?

#CD757D is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 117, 125). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD757D?

#CD757D is RGB 205, 117, 125 — HSL 355°, 47%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 39%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD757D?

Its complement is #74CDC6; analogous partners are #CD74A8 and #CD9974. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD757D for text?

Black text on #CD757D has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.26:1.