#CB493F#CB493F

#CB493F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.167 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB493F
RGB	rgb(203, 73, 63)
HSL	hsl(4, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(4, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64%, 69%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.28, 50.95, 33.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.28, 61.09, 33.49°)
OKLab	oklab(58.23% 0.1478 0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(58.23% 0.167 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.9112, 17.8244, 6.6724)
Luminance	0.1782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB493F #3FC1CB

analogous

#CB3F7B #CB493F #CB8F3F

triadic

#CB493F #3FCB49 #493FCB

tetradic

#CB493F #7BCB3F #3FC1CB #8F3FCB

square

#CB493F #7BCB3F #3FC1CB #8F3FCB

split-complementary

#CB493F #3FCB8F #3F7BCB

monochromatic

#71241F #A1342C #CB493F #D8776F #E5A49F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#CB493F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#CB493F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CB493F

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB493F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CB493F	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C633D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D803B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2948

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb493f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 73, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.167 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e28274',
    500: '#cb493f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb493f;
$custom-light: #e28274;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb493f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.286,
    "s": 57.377,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58229,
    "c": 0.16706,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB493F

secondary

#94CDD1

accent

#D6E147

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB493F

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

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