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#CD807C — Muted Red

#CD807C is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #CD807C 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.

#CD807C 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 #7ECACE; it also sits naturally between #CE7EA2 and #CEAA7E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD807C · RGB 205, 128, 124

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Color values

HEX#CD807C
RGB205, 128, 124
HSL3°, 45%, 65%
HSV3°, 40%, 80%
CMYK0%, 38%, 40%, 20%
XYZ36.53, 29.87, 22.91
Yxy29.87, 0.4090, 0.3345
CIE-Lab61.54, 29.30, 14.74
Hunter Lab54.66, 27.01, 10.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 50% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 40% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD807C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD807C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD807C

.text { color: #CD807C; }
.background { background-color: #CD807C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD807C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 128, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 45%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD807C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 128, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD807C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 128, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD807C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD807C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD807C

#C56C67#BD5751#AE4742#983E3A#813531#682A27#51211F#3B1816#250F0E#0F0606

Tints of #CD807C

#D28C89#D69794#DBA29F#DFADAA#E4BBB9#E9C6C4#EDD0CF#F1DBDA#F5E6E5#F9F1F0

Tones of #CD807C

#C98683#C28C89#BD918F#B79695#B19B9A#ABA1A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7ECACE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.01:1 AA large only
Against black text6.97:1 AA

Best text color on #CD807C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD807C

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 #CD807C: ·

How #CD807C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ACAB7DDeuteranopia · #B0B67DTritanopia · #C97E7E

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD807C rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Monsoon
#CF797C · #D09162 · #D4CC8E · #9DC64A
Palette 2b3a55
#2B3A55 · #CE7777 · #E8C4C4 · #F2E5E5
Palette 9b4444
#9B4444 · #C68484 · #A3C9AA · #EEEEEE
Golden Ruby Orchard
#A38DDE · #C158CF · #D3408B · #D98178
Rustic Cinder
#D97D80 · #9E6C44 · #DDD894 · #B1D47E
Palette B0c5a4
#B0C5A4 · #D37676 · #EBC49F · #F1EF99

Similar colors

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

#CF797C#CE7777#C68484#D98178#D97D80#D37676#CD8D7A#D27683#CA8787#D0727B#D27685#CA7373

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD807B  ·  #CD807D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD807C?

#CD807C is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 128, 124). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD807C?

#CD807C is RGB 205, 128, 124 — HSL 3°, 45%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 40%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD807C?

Its complement is #7ECACE; analogous partners are #CE7EA2 and #CEAA7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD807C for text?

Black text on #CD807C has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.01:1.