#CB493B#CB493B

#CB493B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.168 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB493B
RGB	rgb(203, 73, 59)
HSL	hsl(6, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(6, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64%, 70.9%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.23, 50.75, 35.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.23, 62.17, 35.29°)
OKLab	oklab(58.17% 0.1464 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(58.17% 0.168 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.8035, 17.7813, 6.1049)
Luminance	0.1778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB493B #3BBDCB

analogous

#CB3B75 #CB493B #CB913B

triadic

#CB493B #3BCB49 #493BCB

tetradic

#CB493B #75CB3B #3BBDCB #913BCB

square

#CB493B #75CB3B #3BBDCB #913BCB

split-complementary

#CB493B #3BCB91 #3B75CB

monochromatic

#6E251D #9F352A #CB493B #D8766B #E5A39C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#CB493B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#CB493B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB493B

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB493B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB493B	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)

#6D6339

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8037

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2847

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb493b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 73, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.168 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38271',
    500: '#cb493b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb493b;
$custom-light: #e38271;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb493b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.833,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58173,
    "c": 0.16778,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB493B

secondary

#91CAD1

accent

#D2E147

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB493B

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

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