#CB4238#CB4238

#CB4238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.175 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB4238
RGB	rgb(203, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(4, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(4, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 72.4%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.11, 53.53, 36.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.11, 64.69, 34.16°)
OKLab	oklab(57.32% 0.1545 0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(57.32% 0.175 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.2936, 16.8825, 5.5621)
Luminance	0.1688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB4238 #38C1CB

analogous

#CB3877 #CB4238 #CB8C38

triadic

#CB4238 #38CB42 #4238CB

tetradic

#CB4238 #77CB38 #38C1CB #8C38CB

square

#CB4238 #77CB38 #38C1CB #8C38CB

split-complementary

#CB4238 #38CB8C #3877CB

monochromatic

#6C221C #9D3129 #CB4238 #D87069 #E49E99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#CB4238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#CB4238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB4238

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB4238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB4238	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7D33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF1941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb4238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.175 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37e6f',
    500: '#cb4238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb4238;
$custom-light: #e37e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb4238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.082,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57322,
    "c": 0.17505,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB4238

secondary

#8FCCD0

accent

#D7E246

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB4238

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

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