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#CD4E30 — Red

#CD4E30 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #CD4E30 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.

#CD4E30 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 #30B2CF; it also sits naturally between #CF3063 and #CF9C30. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD4E30 · RGB 205, 78, 48

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Color values

HEX#CD4E30
RGB205, 78, 48
HSL11°, 62%, 50%
HSV11°, 77%, 80%
CMYK0%, 62%, 77%, 20%
XYZ28.43, 18.64, 4.90
Yxy18.64, 0.5471, 0.3587
CIE-Lab50.26, 48.78, 43.13
Hunter Lab43.18, 45.01, 21.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 31% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 77% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD4E30 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD4E30 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD4E30

.text { color: #CD4E30; }
.background { background-color: #CD4E30; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD4E30; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 78, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 62%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD4E30; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 78, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD4E30; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 78, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD4E30">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD4E30">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD4E30

#BA462C#A93F28#953823#84321F#702A1A#5B2215#4A1C11#36140D#250E09#110604

Tints of #CD4E30

#D35F45#D76D56#DC7F6A#E08D7B#E59F8F#EAB1A4#EEBFB5#F2D1C9#F6DFDA#FBF1EE

Tones of #CD4E30

#C3553C#B85C47#AC6353#A26A5D#967169#8B7874

Color harmonies

Complementary — #30B2CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.44:1 AA large only
Against black text4.73:1 AA

Best text color on #CD4E30: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD4E30

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 #CD4E30: ·

How #CD4E30 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #969537Deuteranopia · #9DA739Tritanopia · #C73D3E

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:

Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD4E30 rather than the exact color:

Mellow Dusk
#9E2A20 · #D04E29 · #F28737 · #F2E6B1
Honey Ruby Cinder
#3C2AA5 · #CD4E38 · #2FBA44 · #BEBDE6
Tranquil Opal
#1D9A3B · #562DD8 · #CE4F26 · #A9E5BF
Frozen Bloom
#651329 · #CB4529 · #795721 · #9FA62A
Palette Adccc7
#ADCCC7 · #144C52 · #053220 · #D34C26
Crimson Marble
#DE7A59 · #C44E27 · #8B391D · #72321C

Similar colors

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

#D04E29#CD4E38#CE4F26#CB4529#D34C26#C44E27#D65139#C44A3A#D94D26#C75D2C#CF3E38#DD4530

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD4E2F  ·  #CD4E31 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD4E30?

#CD4E30 is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 78, 48). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD4E30?

#CD4E30 is RGB 205, 78, 48 — HSL 11°, 62%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 77%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD4E30?

Its complement is #30B2CF; analogous partners are #CF3063 and #CF9C30. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD4E30 for text?

Black text on #CD4E30 has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.44:1.