#CB3935#CB3935

#CB3935 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.184 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB3935
RGB	rgb(203, 57, 53)
HSL	hsl(2, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 73.9%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.82, 56.83, 36.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.82, 67.58, 32.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.35% 0.1643 0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(56.35% 0.184 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.7374, 15.8839, 5.0255)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB3935 #35C7CB

analogous

#CB357C #CB3935 #CB8435

triadic

#CB3935 #35CB39 #3935CB

tetradic

#CB3935 #7CCB35 #35C7CB #8435CB

square

#CB3935 #7CCB35 #35C7CB #8435CB

split-complementary

#CB3935 #35CB84 #357CCB

monochromatic

#6A1D1B #9B2B28 #CB3935 #D86966 #E49896

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#CB3935 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#CB3935 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB3935

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB3935	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB3935	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645B33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF003A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb3935;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 57, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.184 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4796d',
    500: '#cb3935',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb3935;
$custom-light: #e4796d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb3935",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.6,
    "s": 59.055,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56345,
    "c": 0.18368,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB3935

secondary

#8CCECF

accent

#DEE246

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB3935

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

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