#CB4251#CB4251

#CB4251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.172 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB4251
RGB	rgb(203, 66, 81)
HSL	hsl(353, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(353, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 60.1%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.50, 54.93, 22.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.50, 59.22, 21.93°)
OKLab	oklab(57.74% 0.1638 0.0539)
OKLCH	oklch(57.74% 0.172 18.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.0647, 17.1909, 9.6233)
Luminance	0.1719 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB4251 #42CBBC

analogous

#CB4295 #CB4251 #CB7842

triadic

#CB4251 #51CB42 #4251CB

tetradic

#CB4251 #95CB42 #42CBBC #7842CB

square

#CB4251 #95CB42 #42CBBC #7842CB

split-complementary

#CB4251 #42CB78 #4295CB

monochromatic

#732029 #A32D3A #CB4251 #D8727D #E5A2A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#CB4251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#CB4251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB4251

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB4251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB4251	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656151

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887E4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE2248

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb4251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 66, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.172 18.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27e81',
    500: '#cb4251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb4251;
$custom-light: #e27e81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb4251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.431,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57737,
    "c": 0.17245,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB4251

secondary

#97D2CC

accent

#E0CF48

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB4251

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

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