#CB493D#CB493D

#CB493D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.167 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB493D
RGB	rgb(203, 73, 61)
HSL	hsl(5, 58%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64%, 70%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.26, 50.85, 34.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.26, 61.63, 34.40°)
OKLab	oklab(58.2% 0.1471 0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(58.2% 0.167 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.8564, 17.8024, 6.3834)
Luminance	0.1780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB493D #3DBFCB

analogous

#CB3D78 #CB493D #CB903D

triadic

#CB493D #3DCB49 #493DCB

tetradic

#CB493D #78CB3D #3DBFCB #903DCB

square

#CB493D #78CB3D #3DBFCB #903DCB

split-complementary

#CB493D #3DCB90 #3D78CB

monochromatic

#70251E #A0352B #CB493D #D8766D #E5A49E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#CB493D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#CB493D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB493D

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB493D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB493D	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)

#6D633B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8039

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2947

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb493d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 73, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.167 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e28273',
    500: '#cb493d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb493d;
$custom-light: #e28273;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb493d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.07,
    "s": 57.724,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58201,
    "c": 0.16741,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB493D

secondary

#93CCD1

accent

#D4E147

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB493D

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

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