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#CB604E — Red

#CB604E 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 #CB604E 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.

#CB604E is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4DB8CB; it also sits naturally between #CB4D79 and #CB9F4D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB604E · RGB 203, 96, 78

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Color values

HEX#CB604E
RGB203, 96, 78
HSL9°, 55%, 55%
HSV9°, 62%, 80%
CMYK0%, 53%, 62%, 20%
XYZ30.19, 21.61, 9.79
Yxy21.61, 0.4901, 0.3509
CIE-Lab53.61, 41.08, 30.43
Hunter Lab46.49, 37.62, 18.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 38% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 62% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB604E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB604E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB604E

.text { color: #CB604E; }
.background { background-color: #CB604E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB604E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 96, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 55%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB604E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 96, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB604E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 96, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB604E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB604E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB604E

#C64E39#B24734#9E3F2E#8A3728#772F22#5F261C#4B1E16#371610#240E0A#100605

Tints of #CB604E

#D06E5D#D57C6D#D98A7D#DE998C#E3AAA0#E8B8B0#EDC6C0#F1D5D0#F6E3DF#FAF1EF

Tones of #CB604E

#C26656#B96D5F#B07369#A87971#9F7F7A#958683

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4DB8CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.95:1 AA large only
Against black text5.32:1 AA

Best text color on #CB604E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB604E

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CB604E: ·

How #CB604E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9D9C52Deuteranopia · #A3AB53Tritanopia · #C65657

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:

Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB604E rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Canyon
#AB53C6 · #D991CA · #B53B63 · #C65949
Rustic Ruby Bloom
#C96A4D · #B27D25 · #D9DA42 · #5E861F
Vintage Ruby Petal
#362CB5 · #D55E54 · #4ED458 · #D8D4EF
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011
Lucky Voyage
#CF6B49 · #EAC083 · #D7CA2D · #B2D254
Crimson Terrace
#F2CBC5 · #DE7563 · #D76451 · #CC3C24

Similar colors

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

#C65949#C96A4D#D55E54#D56348#CF6B49#D76451#D25F59#CD5555#CE5B5A#CE5959#CB6040#D2534D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB604D  ·  #CB604F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB604E?

#CB604E is Red, a red color (RGB 203, 96, 78). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB604E?

#CB604E is RGB 203, 96, 78 — HSL 9°, 55%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 62%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB604E?

Its complement is #4DB8CB; analogous partners are #CB4D79 and #CB9F4D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB604E for text?

Black text on #CB604E has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.95:1.