#CB4838#CB4838

#CB4838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.169 H 30.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB4838
RGB	rgb(203, 72, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(7, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.5%, 72.4%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, 51.04, 37.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 63.26, 36.21°)
OKLab	oklab(58.01% 0.1467 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(58.01% 0.169 30)
XYZ	xyz(27.6627, 17.6207, 5.6851)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB4838 #38BBCB

analogous

#CB3871 #CB4838 #CB9238

triadic

#CB4838 #38CB48 #4838CB

tetradic

#CB4838 #71CB38 #38BBCB #9238CB

square

#CB4838 #71CB38 #38BBCB #9238CB

split-complementary

#CB4838 #38CB92 #3871CB

monochromatic

#6C251C #9D3629 #CB4838 #D87569 #E4A199

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#CB4838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#CB4838 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB4838

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB4838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB4838	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6235

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2645

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb4838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 72, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.169 30.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e3816f',
    500: '#cb4838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb4838;
$custom-light: #e3816f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb4838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.531,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58013,
    "c": 0.16932,
    "h": 30
  },
  "luminance": 0.17617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB4838

secondary

#8FC9D0

accent

#D1E246

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB4838

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

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