#CB494A#CB494A
#CB494A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.165 H 23.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB494A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 73, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64%, 63.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.45, 51.58, 27.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.45, 58.46, 28.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.41% 0.1519 0.0656) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.41% 0.165 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2500, 17.9599, 8.4563) |
| Luminance | 0.1796 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 1.82
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.48
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.78
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.81
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.49
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB494A #49CBCA
analogous
#CB498B #CB494A #CB8949
triadic
#CB494A #4ACB49 #494ACB
tetradic
#CB494A #8BCB49 #49CBCA #8949CB
square
#CB494A #8BCB49 #49CBCA #8949CB
split-complementary
#CB494A #49CB89 #498BCB
monochromatic
#772223 #A73031 #CB494A #D97979 #E6A8A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.57
#CB494A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.59
#CB494A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB494A
4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB494A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB494A | 1.00 | 4.57 | 4.59 | 4.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B6449
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8047
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE2C4B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb494a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 73, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.165 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2827c',
500: '#cb494a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb494a; $custom-light: #e2827c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb494a",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 73,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.538,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58406,
"c": 0.16546,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.17956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB494A
secondary
#9CD4D3
accent
#DFDE49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#170B09
muted
#857C7B