#CB453C#CB453C

#CB453C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.172 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB453C
RGB	rgb(203, 69, 60)
HSL	hsl(4, 58%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(4, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 70.4%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.61, 52.49, 34.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.61, 62.89, 33.42°)
OKLab	oklab(57.72% 0.152 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(57.72% 0.172 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.5753, 17.2830, 6.1580)
Luminance	0.1728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB453C #3CC2CB

analogous

#CB3C7B #CB453C #CB8D3C

triadic

#CB453C #3CCB45 #453CCB

tetradic

#CB453C #7BCB3C #3CC2CB #8D3CCB

square

#CB453C #7BCB3C #3CC2CB #8D3CCB

split-complementary

#CB453C #3CCB8D #3C7BCB

monochromatic

#6F231E #9F322A #CB453C #D8736C #E5A19D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#CB453C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#CB453C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB453C

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB453C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB453C	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A613A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7E38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2144

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb453c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 69, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.172 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38072',
    500: '#cb453c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb453c;
$custom-light: #e38072;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb453c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.776,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57715,
    "c": 0.17151,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB453C

secondary

#92CDD1

accent

#D7E147

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB453C

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

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