#CB3853#CB3853

#CB3853 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.183 H 14.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB3853
RGB	rgb(203, 56, 83)
HSL	hsl(349, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(349, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 59.1%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.17, 58.82, 19.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.17, 61.86, 18.03°)
OKLab	oklab(56.76% 0.1766 0.0471)
OKLCH	oklch(56.76% 0.183 14.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.6068, 16.1533, 9.8462)
Luminance	0.1615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB3853 #38CBB0

analogous

#CB389C #CB3853 #CB6638

triadic

#CB3853 #53CB38 #3853CB

tetradic

#CB3853 #9CCB38 #38CBB0 #6638CB

square

#CB3853 #9CCB38 #38CBB0 #6638CB

split-complementary

#CB3853 #38CB66 #389CCB

monochromatic

#6C1C2B #9D293E #CB3853 #D8697D #E499A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#CB3853 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#CB3853 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB3853

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB3853	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB3853	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5C53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857B4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE0943

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb3853;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 56, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.183 14.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27a83',
    500: '#cb3853',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb3853;
$custom-light: #e27a83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb3853",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.98,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56764,
    "c": 0.18277,
    "h": 14.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB3853

secondary

#8FD0C4

accent

#E2C546

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#170A0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB3853

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

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