Palettes / Colors / #CD382F

#CD382F — Red

#CD382F 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 #CD382F 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.

#CD382F 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 #2EC4CC; it also sits naturally between #CC2E75 and #CC852E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 22% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 77% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD382F

.text { color: #CD382F; }
.background { background-color: #CD382F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD382F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 56, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 63%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD382F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 56, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD382F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 56, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD382F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD382F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD382F

Tints of #CD382F

Tones of #CD382F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EC4CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD382F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD382F

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 #CD382F 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 #CD382F 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

← #CD382E  ·  #CD3830 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD382F?

#CD382F is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 56, 47). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD382F?

#CD382F is RGB 205, 56, 47 — HSL 3°, 63%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 73%, 77%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD382F?

Its complement is #2EC4CC; analogous partners are #CC2E75 and #CC852E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD382F for text?

White text on #CD382F has a contrast ratio of 5.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.20:1.