Palettes / Colors / #CD3737

#CD3737 — Red

#CD3737 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#CD3737 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 #37CDCD; it also sits naturally between #CD3782 and #CD8237. 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 22% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 73% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #CD3737

.text { color: #CD3737; }
.background { background-color: #CD3737; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD3737; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 55, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 60%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD3737; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 55, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD3737; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 55, 55, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD3737">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD3737">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD3737

Tints of #CD3737

Tones of #CD3737

Color harmonies

Complementary — #37CDCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD3737: #FFFFFF.

How #CD3737 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 #CD3737 or a close neighbour

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 #CD3737?

#CD3737 is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 55, 55). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD3737?

#CD3737 is RGB 205, 55, 55 — HSL 0°, 60%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 73%, 73%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD3737?

Its complement is #37CDCD; analogous partners are #CD3782 and #CD8237. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD3737 for text?

White text on #CD3737 has a contrast ratio of 5.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.20:1.