#CB423C#CB423C
#CB423C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.174 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB423C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 66, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 70.4%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.16, 53.72, 34.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.16, 63.63, 32.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.38% 0.1559 0.0783) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.38% 0.174 26.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3954, 16.9232, 6.0980) |
| Luminance | 0.1692 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.06
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.13
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.30
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.57
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.54
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB423C #3CC5CB
analogous
#CB3C7E #CB423C #CB893C
triadic
#CB423C #3CCB42 #423CCB
tetradic
#CB423C #7ECB3C #3CC5CB #893CCB
square
#CB423C #7ECB3C #3CC5CB #893CCB
split-complementary
#CB423C #3CCB89 #3C7ECB
monochromatic
#6F211E #9F2F2A #CB423C #D8716C #E5A09D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.79
#CB423C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.38
#CB423C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CB423C
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB423C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB423C | 1.00 | 4.79 | 4.38 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#68603A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7D38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF1A42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb423c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 66, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.174 26.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e37e72',
500: '#cb423c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb423c; $custom-light: #e37e72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb423c",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 66,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.517,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57377,
"c": 0.17442,
"h": 26.7
},
"luminance": 0.16919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB423C
secondary
#92CED1
accent
#DBE147
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEC
border
#D6CAC7
text
#170A08
muted
#857C7B