Palettes / Colors / #CB201A
#CB201A — Red
#CB201A is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #CB201A 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.
#CB201A 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 #1AC5CB; it also sits naturally between #CB1A6D and #CB791A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CB201A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 203, 32, 26 |
| HSL | 2°, 77%, 45% |
| HSV | 2°, 87%, 80% |
| CMYK | 0%, 84%, 87%, 20% |
| XYZ | 25.33, 13.80, 2.31 |
| Yxy | 13.80, 0.6112, 0.3331 |
| CIE-Lab | 43.95, 63.36, 48.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 37.15, 59.60, 21.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 13% · Blue 10%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 87% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CB201A
.text { color: #CB201A; }
.background { background-color: #CB201A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB201A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 32, 26); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 77%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB201A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 32, 26, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB201A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 32, 26, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CB201A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB201A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CB201A
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Tones of #CB201A
Color harmonies
Complementary — #1AC5CB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.58:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.76:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #CB201A: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB201A
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CB201A: ·
How #CB201A 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 #CB201A rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CB201A?
#CB201A is Red, a red color (RGB 203, 32, 26). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CB201A?
#CB201A is RGB 203, 32, 26 — HSL 2°, 77%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 84%, 87%, 20%.
What colors go with #CB201A?
Its complement is #1AC5CB; analogous partners are #CB1A6D and #CB791A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CB201A for text?
White text on #CB201A has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.76:1.