Palettes / Colors / #CF545A

#CF545A — Red

#CF545A 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 #CF545A 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.

#CF545A 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 #54CFC9; it also sits naturally between #CF5497 and #CF8B54. 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 33% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 57% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CF545A

.text { color: #CF545A; }
.background { background-color: #CF545A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF545A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 84, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 56%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF545A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 84, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF545A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 84, 90, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF545A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF545A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #54CFC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CF545A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF545A

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 #CF545A 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 #CF545A 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

← #CF5459  ·  #CF545B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF545A?

#CF545A is Red, a red color (RGB 207, 84, 90). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF545A?

#CF545A is RGB 207, 84, 90 — HSL 357°, 56%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 57%, 19%.

What colors go with #CF545A?

Its complement is #54CFC9; analogous partners are #CF5497 and #CF8B54. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF545A for text?

Black text on #CF545A has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.14:1.