#CB4842#CB4842

#CB4842 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.168 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB4842
RGB	rgb(203, 72, 66)
HSL	hsl(3, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(3, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.5%, 67.5%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.17, 51.54, 31.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.17, 60.58, 31.70°)
OKLab	oklab(58.16% 0.1502 0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(58.16% 0.168 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.9322, 17.7285, 7.1043)
Luminance	0.1772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB4842 #42C5CB

analogous

#CB4280 #CB4842 #CB8D42

triadic

#CB4842 #42CB48 #4842CB

tetradic

#CB4842 #80CB42 #42C5CB #8D42CB

square

#CB4842 #80CB42 #42C5CB #8D42CB

split-complementary

#CB4842 #42CB8D #4280CB

monochromatic

#732320 #A3322D #CB4842 #D87672 #E5A5A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#CB4842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#CB4842 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB4842

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB4842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB4842	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7F3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2848

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb4842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 72, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.168 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e28176',
    500: '#cb4842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb4842;
$custom-light: #e28176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb4842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.628,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58155,
    "c": 0.16757,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB4842

secondary

#97CFD2

accent

#D9E048

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB4842

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

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