#CB3238#CB3238

#CB3238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.189 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB3238
RGB	rgb(203, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 72.4%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.00, 59.35, 33.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.00, 68.35, 29.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.74% 0.1729 0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(55.74% 0.189 24)
XYZ	xyz(26.4861, 15.2673, 5.2929)
Luminance	0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB3238 #32CBC5

analogous

#CB3285 #CB3238 #CB7932

triadic

#CB3238 #38CB32 #3238CB

tetradic

#CB3238 #85CB32 #32CBC5 #7932CB

square

#CB3238 #85CB32 #32CBC5 #7932CB

split-complementary

#CB3238 #32CB79 #3285CB

monochromatic

#691A1D #9A262A #CB3238 #D86267 #E49396

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#CB3238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#CB3238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB3238

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB3238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB3238	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605837

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867933

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb3238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.189 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4766f',
    500: '#cb3238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb3238;
$custom-light: #e4766f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb3238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.647,
    "s": 60.474,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55744,
    "c": 0.18925,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.15263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB3238

secondary

#89CFCD

accent

#E4DD44

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEC

border

#D6C9C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB3238

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

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