#CB3542#CB3542

#CB3542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.186 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB3542
RGB	rgb(203, 53, 66)
HSL	hsl(355, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(355, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 67.5%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 58.84, 28.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 65.41, 25.91°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% 0.1734 0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.186 21.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.8880, 15.6401, 6.7562)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB3542 #35CBBE

analogous

#CB358D #CB3542 #CB7335

triadic

#CB3542 #42CB35 #3542CB

tetradic

#CB3542 #8DCB35 #35CBBE #7335CB

square

#CB3542 #8DCB35 #35CBBE #7335CB

split-complementary

#CB3542 #35CB73 #358DCB

monochromatic

#6A1B22 #9B2832 #CB3542 #D86670 #E4969D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#CB3542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#CB3542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB3542

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB3542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB3542	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605A41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF003B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb3542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 53, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.186 21.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37876',
    500: '#cb3542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb3542;
$custom-light: #e37876;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb3542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.8,
    "s": 59.055,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56163,
    "c": 0.18585,
    "h": 21.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB3542

secondary

#8CCFCA

accent

#E2D546

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB3542

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

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