#CB493C#CB493C

#CB493C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.168 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB493C
RGB	rgb(203, 73, 60)
HSL	hsl(5, 58%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64%, 70.4%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.24, 50.80, 35.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.24, 61.90, 34.85°)
OKLab	oklab(58.19% 0.1467 0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(58.19% 0.168 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.8297, 17.7918, 6.2428)
Luminance	0.1779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB493C #3CBECB

analogous

#CB3C76 #CB493C #CB913C

triadic

#CB493C #3CCB49 #493CCB

tetradic

#CB493C #76CB3C #3CBECB #913CCB

square

#CB493C #76CB3C #3CBECB #913CCB

split-complementary

#CB493C #3CCB91 #3C76CB

monochromatic

#6F251E #9F352A #CB493C #D8766C #E5A39D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#CB493C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#CB493C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB493C

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB493C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB493C	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)

#6D633A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8038

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2947

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb493c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 73, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.168 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e28272',
    500: '#cb493c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb493c;
$custom-light: #e28272;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb493c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.455,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58187,
    "c": 0.16759,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB493C

secondary

#92CBD1

accent

#D3E147

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB493C

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

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