Palettes / Colors / #CE6262

#CE6262 — Muted Red

#CE6262 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#CE6262 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 #64CECE; it also sits naturally between #CE6499 and #CE9964. 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 81% · Green 38% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 52% · Key 19%

Previews

CSS code for #CE6262

.text { color: #CE6262; }
.background { background-color: #CE6262; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CE6262; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 98, 98); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 52%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CE6262; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 98, 98, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CE6262; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 98, 98, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CE6262">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CE6262">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #64CECE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CE6262: #000000.

How #CE6262 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 #CE6262

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 #CE6262?

#CE6262 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 206, 98, 98). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CE6262?

#CE6262 is RGB 206, 98, 98 — HSL 0°, 52%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 52%, 19%.

What colors go with #CE6262?

Its complement is #64CECE; analogous partners are #CE6499 and #CE9964. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CE6262 for text?

Black text on #CE6262 has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.79:1.