#CB4242#CB4242

#CB4242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.174 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB4242
RGB	rgb(203, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 67.5%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 54.02, 30.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 62.15, 29.63°)
OKLab	oklab(57.47% 0.1581 0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(57.47% 0.174 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.5631, 16.9902, 6.9813)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB4242 #42CBCB

analogous

#CB4286 #CB4242 #CB8642

triadic

#CB4242 #42CB42 #4242CB

tetradic

#CB4242 #86CB42 #42CBCB #8642CB

square

#CB4242 #86CB42 #42CBCB #8642CB

split-complementary

#CB4242 #42CB86 #4286CB

monochromatic

#732020 #A32D2D #CB4242 #D87272 #E5A2A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#CB4242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#CB4242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB4242

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB4242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB4242	1.00	4.78	4.40	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686041

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7D3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF1C44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb4242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.174 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27e76',
    500: '#cb4242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb4242;
$custom-light: #e27e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb4242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57467,
    "c": 0.1736,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB4242

secondary

#97D2D2

accent

#E0E048

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB4242

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

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