#CB4255#CB4255

#CB4255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.172 H 16.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB4255
RGB	rgb(203, 66, 85)
HSL	hsl(352, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(352, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 58.1%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.58, 55.21, 19.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.58, 58.66, 19.74°)
OKLab	oklab(57.82% 0.1654 0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(57.82% 0.172 16.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.2192, 17.2527, 10.4367)
Luminance	0.1725 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB4255 #42CBB8

analogous

#CB4299 #CB4255 #CB7442

triadic

#CB4255 #55CB42 #4255CB

tetradic

#CB4255 #99CB42 #42CBB8 #7442CB

square

#CB4255 #99CB42 #42CBB8 #7442CB

split-complementary

#CB4255 #42CB74 #4299CB

monochromatic

#73202B #A32D3D #CB4255 #D87280 #E5A2AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#CB4255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#CB4255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB4255

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB4255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB4255	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656155

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887E51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE244A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb4255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 66, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.172 16.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17f84',
    500: '#cb4255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb4255;
$custom-light: #e17f84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb4255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.679,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5782,
    "c": 0.17243,
    "h": 16.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB4255

secondary

#97D2CA

accent

#E0CB48

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#170B0B

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB4255

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

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