Palettes / Colors / #CB0807

#CB0807 — Vivid Red

#CB0807 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

#CB0807 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 #07CACA; it also sits naturally between #CA0769 and #CA6907. 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 80% · Green 3% · Blue 3%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 97% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #CB0807

.text { color: #CB0807; }
.background { background-color: #CB0807; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB0807; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 8, 7); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 93%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB0807; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 8, 7, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB0807; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 8, 7, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB0807">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB0807">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB0807

Tints of #CB0807

Tones of #CB0807

Color harmonies

Complementary — #07CACA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB0807: #FFFFFF.

How #CB0807 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 #CB0807

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB0806  ·  #CB0808 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB0807?

#CB0807 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 203, 8, 7). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB0807?

#CB0807 is RGB 203, 8, 7 — HSL 0°, 93%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 97%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB0807?

Its complement is #07CACA; analogous partners are #CA0769 and #CA6907. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB0807 for text?

White text on #CB0807 has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.58:1.