#CB4848#CB4848

#CB4848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.167 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB4848
RGB	rgb(203, 72, 72)
HSL	hsl(0, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(0, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.5%, 64.5%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.26, 51.88, 28.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.26, 59.17, 28.74°)
OKLab	oklab(58.25% 0.1525 0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(58.25% 0.167 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.1185, 17.8030, 8.0853)
Luminance	0.1780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB4848 #48CBCB

analogous

#CB488A #CB4848 #CB8A48

triadic

#CB4848 #48CB48 #4848CB

tetradic

#CB4848 #8ACB48 #48CBCB #8A48CB

square

#CB4848 #8ACB48 #48CBCB #8A48CB

split-complementary

#CB4848 #48CB8A #488ACB

monochromatic

#772222 #A62F2F #CB4848 #D97878 #E6A7A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#CB4848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#CB4848 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB4848

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB4848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB4848	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6347

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7F44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE2A49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb4848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 72, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.167 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e2817b',
    500: '#cb4848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb4848;
$custom-light: #e2817b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb4848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58253,
    "c": 0.16675,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB4848

secondary

#9BD3D3

accent

#DFDF49

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB4848

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

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