#CB493A#CB493A

#CB493A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.168 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB493A
RGB	rgb(203, 73, 58)
HSL	hsl(6, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(6, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64%, 71.4%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.22, 50.70, 36.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.22, 62.45, 35.72°)
OKLab	oklab(58.16% 0.146 0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(58.16% 0.168 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.7778, 17.7710, 5.9696)
Luminance	0.1777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB493A #3ABCCB

analogous

#CB3A73 #CB493A #CB913A

triadic

#CB493A #3ACB49 #493ACB

tetradic

#CB493A #73CB3A #3ABCCB #913ACB

square

#CB493A #73CB3A #3ABCCB #913ACB

split-complementary

#CB493A #3ACB91 #3A73CB

monochromatic

#6E251D #9E362A #CB493A #D8766A #E5A29B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#CB493A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#CB493A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB493A

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB493A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB493A	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6338

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8036

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2846

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb493a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 73, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.168 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38271',
    500: '#cb493a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb493a;
$custom-light: #e38271;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb493a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.207,
    "s": 58.233,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5816,
    "c": 0.16797,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB493A

secondary

#90CAD0

accent

#D1E146

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB493A

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

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