#CB4545#CB4545

#CB4545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.170 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB4545
RGB	rgb(203, 69, 69)
HSL	hsl(0, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 66%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.74, 52.97, 29.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.74, 60.66, 29.17°)
OKLab	oklab(57.85% 0.1553 0.0696)
OKLCH	oklch(57.85% 0.17 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.8338, 17.3863, 7.5193)
Luminance	0.1738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB4545 #45CBCB

analogous

#CB4588 #CB4545 #CB8845

triadic

#CB4545 #45CB45 #4545CB

tetradic

#CB4545 #88CB45 #45CBCB #8845CB

square

#CB4545 #88CB45 #45CBCB #8845CB

split-complementary

#CB4545 #45CB88 #4588CB

monochromatic

#752121 #A52E2E #CB4545 #D87575 #E6A5A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#CB4545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#CB4545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB4545

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB4545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB4545	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696244

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7E41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb4545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 69, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.170 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e28078',
    500: '#cb4545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb4545;
$custom-light: #e28078;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb4545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 56.303,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57853,
    "c": 0.17021,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB4545

secondary

#99D3D3

accent

#E0E048

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB4545

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

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