#CB3242#CB3242

#CB3242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.188 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB3242
RGB	rgb(203, 50, 66)
HSL	hsl(354, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(354, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 67.5%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 59.83, 28.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 66.11, 25.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.9% 0.1765 0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(55.9% 0.188 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.7555, 15.3751, 6.7121)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB3242 #32CBBB

analogous

#CB328F #CB3242 #CB6E32

triadic

#CB3242 #42CB32 #3242CB

tetradic

#CB3242 #8FCB32 #32CBBB #6E32CB

square

#CB3242 #8FCB32 #32CBBB #6E32CB

split-complementary

#CB3242 #32CB6E #328FCB

monochromatic

#691A22 #9A2632 #CB3242 #D8626E #E4939C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#CB3242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#CB3242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB3242

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB3242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB3242	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5941

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF0039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb3242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 50, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.188 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37776',
    500: '#cb3242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb3242;
$custom-light: #e37776;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb3242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.725,
    "s": 60.474,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55899,
    "c": 0.18846,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB3242

secondary

#89CFC8

accent

#E4D344

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB3242

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

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