Copper Red (#CB6D51)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.59:1 — vs black: 5.85:1

Color values

HEX #CB6D51
RGB rgb(203, 109, 81)
HSL hsl(13, 60%, 79%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 46.31, 60.1, 20.39 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CB6D51 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Copper Red
#CB6D51 Base

#51AFCB

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Copper Red
#CB6D51 Base

#CB5172

#CBAA51

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Copper Red
#CB6D51 Base

#51CB6D

#6D51CB

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Copper Red
#CB6D51 Base

#51CBAA

#5172CB

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Copper Red
#CB6D51 Base

#72CB51

#51AFCB

#AA51CB

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Copper Red
#CB6D51 Base

#652E1E

#A04930

#BB5638

#D48770

#DD9E8C

#EED0C7

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Copper Red, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #140906

— #3B1B12

— #632E1E

— #8B402A

— #B35235

Copper Red #CB6D51 Base

— #D48770

— #DDA18F

— #E7BBAE

— #F0D5CD

— #F9EFEB

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #CB6D51. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #CB6D51;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #CB6D51;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #CB6D51;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #CB6D51,
        #ACDCEA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #CB6D51,
        #ACDCEA
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$copper-red: #CB6D51;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$copper-red-r: 203;
$copper-red-g: 109;
$copper-red-b: 81;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $copper-red;
    color: rgba($copper-red-r, $copper-red-g, $copper-red-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Copper Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #CB6D51 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #91914C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #7C7C52 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #CC6A6A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #878787 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Copper Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Copper Red #CB6D51 Base

Medium Vermilion #D9603B ΔE 4.60

Jelly Bean #DA614E ΔE 4.83

Dark Coral #CD5B45 ΔE 4.94

Terra Cotta #E2725B ΔE 5.09

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.