Palettes / Colors / #CB4528

#CB4528 — Red

#CB4528 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #CB4528 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.

#CB4528 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 #28AECC; it also sits naturally between #CC285C and #CC9828. 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 27% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 80% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CB4528

.text { color: #CB4528; }
.background { background-color: #CB4528; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB4528; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 69, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 67%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB4528; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 69, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB4528; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 69, 40, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB4528">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB4528">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #28AECC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB4528: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB4528

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 #CB4528 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 #CB4528 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 #CB4528?

#CB4528 is Red, a red color (RGB 203, 69, 40). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB4528?

#CB4528 is RGB 203, 69, 40 — HSL 11°, 67%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 80%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB4528?

Its complement is #28AECC; analogous partners are #CC285C and #CC9828. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB4528 for text?

White text on #CB4528 has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.42:1.