#CB4048#CB4048

#CB4048 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.175 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB4048
RGB	rgb(203, 64, 72)
HSL	hsl(357, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(357, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 64.5%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.05, 55.15, 26.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.05, 61.38, 26.03°)
OKLab	oklab(57.35% 0.1629 0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(57.35% 0.175 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.6345, 16.8351, 7.9240)
Luminance	0.1683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB4048 #40CBC3

analogous

#CB408D #CB4048 #CB7E40

triadic

#CB4048 #48CB40 #4048CB

tetradic

#CB4048 #8DCB40 #40CBC3 #7E40CB

square

#CB4048 #8DCB40 #40CBC3 #7E40CB

split-complementary

#CB4048 #40CB7E #408DCB

monochromatic

#721F24 #A22C33 #CB4048 #D87076 #E5A0A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#CB4048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#CB4048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB4048

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB4048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB4048	1.00	4.81	4.37	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF1A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb4048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 64, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.175 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27d7b',
    500: '#cb4048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb4048;
$custom-light: #e27d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb4048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.547,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57351,
    "c": 0.17499,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB4048

secondary

#95D2CE

accent

#E0D847

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170A09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB4048

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

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