#CB3856#CB3856

#CB3856 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.183 H 13.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB3856
RGB	rgb(203, 56, 86)
HSL	hsl(348, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(348, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 57.6%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.24, 59.03, 17.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.24, 61.54, 16.43°)
OKLab	oklab(56.83% 0.1778 0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(56.83% 0.183 13.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.7252, 16.2007, 10.4694)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB3856 #38CBAD

analogous

#CB389F #CB3856 #CB6338

triadic

#CB3856 #56CB38 #3856CB

tetradic

#CB3856 #9FCB38 #38CBAD #6338CB

square

#CB3856 #9FCB38 #38CBAD #6338CB

split-complementary

#CB3856 #38CB63 #389FCB

monochromatic

#6C1C2D #9D2941 #CB3856 #D8697F #E499A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#CB3856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#CB3856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB3856

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB3856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB3856	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5D56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847B52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE0C44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb3856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 56, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.183 13.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27a85',
    500: '#cb3856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb3856;
$custom-light: #e27a85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb3856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.755,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56829,
    "c": 0.18293,
    "h": 13.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB3856

secondary

#8FD0C3

accent

#E2C246

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#170A0B

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB3856

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

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