Palettes / Colors / #D8564B

#D8564B — Red

#D8564B 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 #D8564B 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.

#D8564B is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4BCCD8; it also sits naturally between #D84B86 and #D89D4B. 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 85% · Green 34% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 60% · Yellow 65% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D8564B

.text { color: #D8564B; }
.background { background-color: #D8564B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D8564B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 86, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 64%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D8564B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 86, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D8564B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 86, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D8564B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D8564B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4BCCD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D8564B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D8564B

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 #D8564B 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 #D8564B 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D8564B?

#D8564B is Red, a red color (RGB 216, 86, 75). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D8564B?

#D8564B is RGB 216, 86, 75 — HSL 5°, 64%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 60%, 65%, 15%.

What colors go with #D8564B?

Its complement is #4BCCD8; analogous partners are #D84B86 and #D89D4B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D8564B for text?

Black text on #D8564B has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.92:1.