Palettes / Colors / #CE030D

#CE030D — Vivid Red

#CE030D is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

#CE030D 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 #03CEC4; it also sits naturally between #CE0373 and #CE5E03. 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 81% · Green 1% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 94% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CE030D

.text { color: #CE030D; }
.background { background-color: #CE030D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CE030D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 3, 13); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 97%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CE030D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 3, 13, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CE030D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 3, 13, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CE030D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CE030D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #03CEC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CE030D: #FFFFFF.

How #CE030D 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 #CE030D 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

← #CE030C  ·  #CE030E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CE030D?

#CE030D is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 206, 3, 13). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CE030D?

#CE030D is RGB 206, 3, 13 — HSL 357°, 97%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 94%, 19%.

What colors go with #CE030D?

Its complement is #03CEC4; analogous partners are #CE0373 and #CE5E03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CE030D for text?

White text on #CE030D has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.64:1.