Palettes / Colors / #CF263E

#CF263E — Red

#CF263E is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #CF263E 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.

#CF263E 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 #26CFB6; it also sits naturally between #CF2694 and #CF6126. 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 15% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 70% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CF263E

.text { color: #CF263E; }
.background { background-color: #CF263E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF263E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 38, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 69%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF263E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 38, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF263E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 38, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF263E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF263E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF263E

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Tones of #CF263E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #26CFB6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CF263E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF263E

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 #CF263E 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 #CF263E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF263E?

#CF263E is Red, a red color (RGB 207, 38, 62). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF263E?

#CF263E is RGB 207, 38, 62 — HSL 351°, 69%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 70%, 19%.

What colors go with #CF263E?

Its complement is #26CFB6; analogous partners are #CF2694 and #CF6126. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF263E for text?

White text on #CF263E has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.00:1.