#CB4542#CB4542

#CB4542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.171 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB4542
RGB	rgb(203, 69, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(1, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 67.5%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.70, 52.80, 31.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.70, 61.37, 30.64°)
OKLab	oklab(57.8% 0.1542 0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(57.8% 0.171 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.7430, 17.3500, 7.0412)
Luminance	0.1735 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB4542 #42C8CB

analogous

#CB4283 #CB4542 #CB8A42

triadic

#CB4542 #42CB45 #4542CB

tetradic

#CB4542 #83CB42 #42C8CB #8A42CB

square

#CB4542 #83CB42 #42C8CB #8A42CB

split-complementary

#CB4542 #42CB8A #4283CB

monochromatic

#732120 #A32F2D #CB4542 #D87472 #E5A3A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#CB4542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#CB4542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB4542

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB4542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB4542	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696141

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7E3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb4542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 69, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.171 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e28076',
    500: '#cb4542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb4542;
$custom-light: #e28076;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb4542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.314,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57805,
    "c": 0.17061,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB4542

secondary

#97D1D2

accent

#DDE048

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB4542

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

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