#CB4938#CB4938

#CB4938 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.168 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB4938
RGB	rgb(203, 73, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(7, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64%, 72.4%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.19, 50.61, 37.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.19, 63.02, 36.58°)
OKLab	oklab(58.13% 0.1453 0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(58.13% 0.168 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.7279, 17.7511, 5.7068)
Luminance	0.1775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB4938 #38BACB

analogous

#CB3870 #CB4938 #CB9238

triadic

#CB4938 #38CB49 #4938CB

tetradic

#CB4938 #70CB38 #38BACB #9238CB

square

#CB4938 #70CB38 #38BACB #9238CB

split-complementary

#CB4938 #38CB92 #3870CB

monochromatic

#6C261C #9D3629 #CB4938 #D87569 #E4A299

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#CB4938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#CB4938 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB4938

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB4938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB4938	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)

#6D6335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2846

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb4938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 73, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.168 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e3826f',
    500: '#cb4938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb4938;
$custom-light: #e3826f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb4938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.939,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58133,
    "c": 0.16835,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB4938

secondary

#8FC8D0

accent

#D0E246

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB4938

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

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