#CB4042#CB4042

#CB4042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.176 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB4042
RGB	rgb(203, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(359, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 67.5%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.96, 54.82, 30.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.96, 62.67, 28.99°)
OKLab	oklab(57.25% 0.1606 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(57.25% 0.176 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.4483, 16.7606, 6.9430)
Luminance	0.1676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB4042 #40CBC9

analogous

#CB4087 #CB4042 #CB8440

triadic

#CB4042 #42CB40 #4042CB

tetradic

#CB4042 #87CB40 #40CBC9 #8440CB

square

#CB4042 #87CB40 #40CBC9 #8440CB

split-complementary

#CB4042 #40CB84 #4087CB

monochromatic

#721F20 #A22C2E #CB4042 #D87072 #E5A0A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#CB4042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#CB4042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB4042

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB4042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB4042	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF1842

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb4042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.176 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37d76',
    500: '#cb4042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb4042;
$custom-light: #e37d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb4042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.137,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5725,
    "c": 0.17556,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB4042

secondary

#95D2D1

accent

#E0DE47

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB4042

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

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