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#CF604F — Red

#CF604F 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 #CF604F 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.

#CF604F 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 #4FBECF; it also sits naturally between #CF4F7E and #CFA04F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CF604F · RGB 207, 96, 79

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Color values

HEX#CF604F
RGB207, 96, 79
HSL8°, 57%, 56%
HSV8°, 62%, 81%
CMYK0%, 54%, 62%, 19%
XYZ31.33, 22.20, 10.03
Yxy22.20, 0.4929, 0.3493
CIE-Lab54.23, 42.64, 30.77
Hunter Lab47.11, 39.38, 18.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 38% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 62% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CF604F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF604F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CF604F

.text { color: #CF604F; }
.background { background-color: #CF604F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF604F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 96, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 57%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF604F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 96, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF604F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 96, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF604F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF604F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF604F

#C94E3B#B84432#A03B2C#8C3426#782D21#64251B#501E16#38150F#240D0A#100604

Tints of #CF604F

#D36E5F#D87D6F#DC8B7F#E09A8F#E5A89F#E9B7AF#EDC5BF#F2D4CF#F6E2DF#FBF1EF

Tones of #CF604F

#C66658#BD6D61#B4746A#AA7B74#A1827D#988886

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4FBECF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.86:1 AA large only
Against black text5.44:1 AA

Best text color on #CF604F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF604F

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 #CF604F: ·

How #CF604F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9F9E53Deuteranopia · #A5AE54Tritanopia · #C95657

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:

Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CF604F rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Petal
#362CB5 · #D55E54 · #4ED458 · #D8D4EF
Crimson Terrace
#F2CBC5 · #DE7563 · #D76451 · #CC3C24
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011
Mellow Ruby Dusk
#237C80 · #53D0C5 · #D25F59 · #E2AEAF
Rustic Ruby Bloom
#C96A4D · #B27D25 · #D9DA42 · #5E861F
Dusty Terrace
#AB3FD0 · #A3298F · #D44F86 · #CE5B5A

Similar colors

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

#D55E54#D76451#D56348#D25F59#C96A4D#CE5B5A#CE5959#CF6B49#CD5555#D2665A#C65949#D2534D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF604E  ·  #CF6050 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF604F?

#CF604F is Red, a red color (RGB 207, 96, 79). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF604F?

#CF604F is RGB 207, 96, 79 — HSL 8°, 57%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 54%, 62%, 19%.

What colors go with #CF604F?

Its complement is #4FBECF; analogous partners are #CF4F7E and #CFA04F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF604F for text?

Black text on #CF604F has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.86:1.