Palettes / Colors / #CB4529

#CB4529 — Red

#CB4529 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the red family.

#CB4529 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 #2AB0CB; it also sits naturally between #CB2A5F and #CB952A. 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 #CB4529

.text { color: #CB4529; }
.background { background-color: #CB4529; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB4529; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 69, 41); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 66%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB4529; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 69, 41, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB4529; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 69, 41, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB4529">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB4529">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2AB0CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB4529: #FFFFFF.

How #CB4529 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 #CB4529

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB4529 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

← #CB4528  ·  #CB452A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB4529?

#CB4529 is Red, a red color (RGB 203, 69, 41). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB4529?

#CB4529 is RGB 203, 69, 41 — HSL 10°, 66%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 80%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB4529?

Its complement is #2AB0CB; analogous partners are #CB2A5F and #CB952A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB4529 for text?

White text on #CB4529 has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.42:1.