#CB4252#CB4252

#CB4252 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.172 H 17.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB4252
RGB	rgb(203, 66, 82)
HSL	hsl(353, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(353, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 59.6%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.52, 55.00, 21.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.52, 59.07, 21.39°)
OKLab	oklab(57.76% 0.1642 0.0526)
OKLCH	oklch(57.76% 0.172 17.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.1025, 17.2060, 9.8223)
Luminance	0.1720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB4252 #42CBBB

analogous

#CB4296 #CB4252 #CB7742

triadic

#CB4252 #52CB42 #4252CB

tetradic

#CB4252 #96CB42 #42CBBB #7742CB

square

#CB4252 #96CB42 #42CBBB #7742CB

split-complementary

#CB4252 #42CB77 #4296CB

monochromatic

#732029 #A32D3B #CB4252 #D8727E #E5A2AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#CB4252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#CB4252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB4252

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB4252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB4252	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)

#656152

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887E4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE2249

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb4252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 66, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.172 17.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27e82',
    500: '#cb4252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb4252;
$custom-light: #e27e82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb4252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.993,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57757,
    "c": 0.17243,
    "h": 17.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB4252

secondary

#97D2CB

accent

#E0CE48

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB4252

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

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