#CB3236#CB3236

#CB3236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.189 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB3236
RGB	rgb(203, 50, 54)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 73.4%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 59.27, 35.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 68.85, 30.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% 0.1722 0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.189 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.4381, 15.2482, 5.0404)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB3236 #32CBC7

analogous

#CB3283 #CB3236 #CB7A32

triadic

#CB3236 #36CB32 #3236CB

tetradic

#CB3236 #83CB32 #32CBC7 #7A32CB

square

#CB3236 #83CB32 #32CBC7 #7A32CB

split-complementary

#CB3236 #32CB7A #3283CB

monochromatic

#691A1C #9A2629 #CB3236 #D86265 #E49395

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#CB3236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#CB3236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB3236

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB3236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB3236	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605834

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867930

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb3236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 50, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.189 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4766d',
    500: '#cb3236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb3236;
$custom-light: #e4766d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb3236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.431,
    "s": 60.474,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55716,
    "c": 0.18946,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB3236

secondary

#89CFCE

accent

#E4DF44

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEB

border

#D7C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB3236

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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