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#CD352C — Red

#CD352C 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 #CD352C 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.

#CD352C 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 #2CC6CE; it also sits naturally between #CE2C75 and #CE852C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD352C · RGB 205, 53, 44

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Color values

HEX#CD352C
RGB205, 53, 44
HSL3°, 65%, 49%
HSV3°, 79%, 80%
CMYK0%, 74%, 79%, 20%
XYZ26.90, 15.71, 4.00
Yxy15.71, 0.5772, 0.3370
CIE-Lab46.59, 58.52, 41.44
Hunter Lab39.63, 54.79, 20.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 21% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 79% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD352C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD352C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD352C

.text { color: #CD352C; }
.background { background-color: #CD352C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD352C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 53, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 65%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD352C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 53, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD352C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 53, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD352C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD352C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD352C

#BD3028#A82A24#972620#82211C#721D18#5D1714#4C1310#370E0C#260A08#110404

Tints of #CD352C

#D6453D#DA554E#DE6963#E27E78#E7928D#EAA29E#EFB6B3#F3CAC8#F7DBD9#FBEFEE

Tones of #CD352C

#C33E37#B64943#AB534F#A05D5A#956865#887372

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2CC6CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.07:1 AA
Against black text4.14:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CD352C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD352C

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 #CD352C: ·

How #CD352C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8B8A2EDeuteranopia · #949F2FTritanopia · #C53030

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 600 · #DC2626Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD352C rather than the exact color:

Palette 0d92f4
#0D92F4 · #77CDFF · #F95454 · #C62E2E
Crimson Terrace
#F2CBC5 · #DE7563 · #D76451 · #CC3C24
Palette Ffbb5c
#FFBB5C · #FF9B50 · #E25E3E · #C63D2F
Vintage Ruby Horizon
#1B7676 · #53CED8 · #C32E2D · #E2A1AA
Vivid Ruby Aurora
#D73C2F · #DB8547 · #E6C96A · #D7E083
Lucky Mirage
#1DB92B · #2F1FC9 · #D03120 · #B9ECC1

Similar colors

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

#C62E2E#CC3C24#C63D2F#C32E2D#D73C2F#D03120#D73535#D43921#D33739#C33222#DA3425#D0311E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD352B  ·  #CD352D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD352C?

#CD352C is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 53, 44). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD352C?

#CD352C is RGB 205, 53, 44 — HSL 3°, 65%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 79%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD352C?

Its complement is #2CC6CE; analogous partners are #CE2C75 and #CE852C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD352C for text?

White text on #CD352C has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.14:1.