Palettes / Colors / #D27770

#D27770 — Muted Red

#D27770 is a red color we call Muted 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 #D27770 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.

#D27770 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 #70CBD2; it also sits naturally between #D2709A and #D2A770. 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 82% · Green 47% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 47% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D27770

.text { color: #D27770; }
.background { background-color: #D27770; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D27770; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 119, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 52%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D27770; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 119, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D27770; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 119, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D27770">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D27770">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #70CBD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D27770: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D27770

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 #D27770 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 #D27770 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

← #D2776F  ·  #D27771 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D27770?

#D27770 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 210, 119, 112). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D27770?

#D27770 is RGB 210, 119, 112 — HSL 4°, 52%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 47%, 18%.

What colors go with #D27770?

Its complement is #70CBD2; analogous partners are #D2709A and #D2A770. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D27770 for text?

Black text on #D27770 has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.18:1.