Palettes / Colors / #CD787E

#CD787E — Muted Red

#CD787E 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 #CD787E 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.

#CD787E 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 #79CDC8; it also sits naturally between #CD79A9 and #CD9E79. 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 47% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 39% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD787E

.text { color: #CD787E; }
.background { background-color: #CD787E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD787E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 120, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 46%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD787E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 120, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD787E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 120, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD787E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD787E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #79CDC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD787E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD787E

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 #CD787E 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 #CD787E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD787E?

#CD787E is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 120, 126). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD787E?

#CD787E is RGB 205, 120, 126 — HSL 356°, 46%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 39%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD787E?

Its complement is #79CDC8; analogous partners are #CD79A9 and #CD9E79. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD787E for text?

Black text on #CD787E has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.19:1.