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#CF4E4F — Red

#CF4E4F is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #CF4E4F 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.

#CF4E4F 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 #4FCFCF; it also sits naturally between #CF4F8F and #CF8F4F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CF4E4F · RGB 207, 78, 79

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Color values

HEX#CF4E4F
RGB207, 78, 79
HSL360°, 57%, 56%
HSV360°, 62%, 81%
CMYK0%, 62%, 62%, 19%
XYZ29.87, 19.28, 9.54
Yxy19.28, 0.5089, 0.3285
CIE-Lab51.01, 51.09, 26.69
Hunter Lab43.91, 47.68, 16.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 31% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 62% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CF4E4F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF4E4F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CF4E4F

.text { color: #CF4E4F; }
.background { background-color: #CF4E4F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF4E4F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 78, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(360, 57%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF4E4F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 78, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF4E4F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 78, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF4E4F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF4E4F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF4E4F

#C93B3B#B83232#A02C2C#8C2626#782121#641B1B#501616#380F0F#240A0A#100404

Tints of #CF4E4F

#D35F5F#D86F6F#DC7F7F#E08F8F#E59F9F#E9AFAF#EDBFBF#F2CFCF#F6DFDF#FBEFEF

Tones of #CF4E4F

#C65858#BD6161#B46A6A#AA7474#A17D7D#988686

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4FCFCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.32:1 AA large only
Against black text4.86:1 AA

Best text color on #CF4E4F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF4E4F

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 #CF4E4F: ·

How #CF4E4F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #97964FDeuteranopia · #9FA84FTritanopia · #C94F4F

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:

Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CF4E4F rather than the exact color:

Palette D34e4e
#D34E4E · #F9E7B2 · #DDC57A · #CE7E5A
Smoky Ruby Marble
#B23D2D · #D2534D · #51C4D3 · #C3E9EB
Palette Fcfaef
#FCFAEF · #E2E0A5 · #D3504A · #A63636
Palette Ea7b7b
#EA7B7B · #D25353 · #9E3B3B · #FFEAD3
Palette D04848
#D04848 · #F3B95F · #FDE767 · #6895D2
Palette Dbf1f2
#DBF1F2 · #CD5555 · #882042 · #EFEDBB

Similar colors

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

#D34E4E#D2534D#D3504A#D25353#D04848#CD5555#C44E4E#D9534F#D74B45#D75656#DA4949#D24545

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF4E4E  ·  #CF4E50 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF4E4F?

#CF4E4F is Red, a red color (RGB 207, 78, 79). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF4E4F?

#CF4E4F is RGB 207, 78, 79 — HSL 360°, 57%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 62%, 19%.

What colors go with #CF4E4F?

Its complement is #4FCFCF; analogous partners are #CF4F8F and #CF8F4F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF4E4F for text?

Black text on #CF4E4F has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.32:1.