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#CF574F — Red

#CF574F 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 #CF574F 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.

#CF574F 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 #4FC6CF; it also sits naturally between #CF4F86 and #CF974F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CF574F · RGB 207, 87, 79

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Color values

HEX#CF574F
RGB207, 87, 79
HSL4°, 57%, 56%
HSV4°, 62%, 81%
CMYK0%, 58%, 62%, 19%
XYZ30.55, 20.65, 9.77
Yxy20.65, 0.5011, 0.3386
CIE-Lab52.56, 46.99, 28.66
Hunter Lab45.44, 43.61, 17.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 34% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 62% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CF574F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF574F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CF574F

.text { color: #CF574F; }
.background { background-color: #CF574F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF574F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 87, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 57%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF574F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 87, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF574F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 87, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF574F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF574F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF574F

#C9443B#B83B32#A0342C#8C2D26#782721#64201B#501A16#38120F#240C0A#100504

Tints of #CF574F

#D3675F#D8766F#DC857F#E0948F#E5A49F#E9B3AF#EDC2BF#F2D1CF#F6E1DF#FBF0EF

Tones of #CF574F

#C65F58#BD6761#B46F6A#AA7774#A17F7D#988786

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4FC6CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.09:1 AA large only
Against black text5.13:1 AA

Best text color on #CF574F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF574F

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 #CF574F: ·

How #CF574F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9B9A51Deuteranopia · #A2AB51Tritanopia · #C95253

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 #CF574F rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Marble
#B23D2D · #D2534D · #51C4D3 · #C3E9EB
Palette Ea7b7b
#EA7B7B · #D25353 · #9E3B3B · #FFEAD3
Palette Dbf1f2
#DBF1F2 · #CD5555 · #882042 · #EFEDBB
Palette Fcfaef
#FCFAEF · #E2E0A5 · #D3504A · #A63636
Palette D34e4e
#D34E4E · #F9E7B2 · #DDC57A · #CE7E5A
Palette 89375f
#89375F · #CE5959 · #BACDDB · #F3E8FF

Similar colors

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

#D2534D#D25353#CD5555#D3504A#D34E4E#CE5959#D55E54#D75656#D9534F#C65949#CE5B5A#D45643

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF574E  ·  #CF5750 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF574F?

#CF574F is Red, a red color (RGB 207, 87, 79). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF574F?

#CF574F is RGB 207, 87, 79 — HSL 4°, 57%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 62%, 19%.

What colors go with #CF574F?

Its complement is #4FC6CF; analogous partners are #CF4F86 and #CF974F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF574F for text?

Black text on #CF574F has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.09:1.