Palettes / Colors / #CE030E
#CE030E — Vivid Red
#CE030E is a red color we call Vivid 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 #CE030E 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.
#CE030E 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.
Color values
| HEX | #CE030E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 3, 14 |
| HSL | 357°, 97%, 41% |
| HSV | 357°, 99%, 81% |
| CMYK | 0%, 99%, 93%, 19% |
| XYZ | 25.57, 13.22, 1.62 |
| Yxy | 13.22, 0.6328, 0.3272 |
| CIE-Lab | 43.09, 68.05, 52.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 36.36, 64.85, 21.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 1% · Blue 5%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 93% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CE030E
.text { color: #CE030E; }
.background { background-color: #CE030E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CE030E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 3, 14); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 97%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CE030E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 3, 14, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CE030E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 3, 14, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CE030E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CE030E">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #03CEC4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.76:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.64:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #CE030E: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CE030E
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CE030E: ·
How #CE030E 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 #CE030E rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CE030E?
#CE030E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 206, 3, 14). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CE030E?
#CE030E is RGB 206, 3, 14 — HSL 357°, 97%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 93%, 19%.
What colors go with #CE030E?
Its complement is #03CEC4; analogous partners are #CE0373 and #CE5E03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CE030E for text?
White text on #CE030E has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.64:1.