Palettes / Colors / #CE787E

#CE787E — Muted Red

#CE787E is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

#CE787E 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 #78CEC9; it also sits naturally between #CE78A9 and #CE9D78. 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 47% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 39% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CE787E

.text { color: #CE787E; }
.background { background-color: #CE787E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CE787E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 120, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 47%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CE787E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 120, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CE787E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 120, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CE787E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CE787E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #78CEC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CE787E: #000000.

How #CE787E 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 #CE787E 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 #CE787E?

#CE787E is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 206, 120, 126). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CE787E?

#CE787E is RGB 206, 120, 126 — HSL 356°, 47%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 39%, 19%.

What colors go with #CE787E?

Its complement is #78CEC9; analogous partners are #CE78A9 and #CE9D78. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CE787E for text?

Black text on #CE787E has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.18:1.