Palettes / Colors / #CE514B

#CE514B — Red

#CE514B is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #CE514B 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.

#CE514B is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4BC7CE; it also sits naturally between #CE4B86 and #CE934B. 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 32% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 64% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CE514B

.text { color: #CE514B; }
.background { background-color: #CE514B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CE514B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 81, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 57%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CE514B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 81, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CE514B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 81, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CE514B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CE514B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4BC7CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CE514B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CE514B

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 #CE514B 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 #CE514B 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

← #CE514A  ·  #CE514C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CE514B?

#CE514B is Red, a red color (RGB 206, 81, 75). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CE514B?

#CE514B is RGB 206, 81, 75 — HSL 3°, 57%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 64%, 19%.

What colors go with #CE514B?

Its complement is #4BC7CE; analogous partners are #CE4B86 and #CE934B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CE514B for text?

Black text on #CE514B has a contrast ratio of 4.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.28:1.