Palettes / Colors / #CF554F

#CF554F — Red

#CF554F 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 #CF554F 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.

#CF554F 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 #4FC8CF; it also sits naturally between #CF4F88 and #CF954F. 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 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 62% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CF554F

.text { color: #CF554F; }
.background { background-color: #CF554F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF554F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 85, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 57%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF554F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 85, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF554F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 85, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF554F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF554F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4FC8CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CF554F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF554F

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 #CF554F 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 #CF554F 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

← #CF554E  ·  #CF5550 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF554F?

#CF554F is Red, a red color (RGB 207, 85, 79). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF554F?

#CF554F is RGB 207, 85, 79 — HSL 3°, 57%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 62%, 19%.

What colors go with #CF554F?

Its complement is #4FC8CF; analogous partners are #CF4F88 and #CF954F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF554F for text?

Black text on #CF554F has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.15:1.