#CB494C#CB494C

#CB494C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.165 H 22.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#CB494C
RGBrgb(203, 73, 76)
HSLhsl(359, 56%, 54%)
HSVhsv(359, 64%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 62.6%, 20.4%)
CIE-LABlab(49.48, 51.70, 26.37)
CIE-LCHlch(49.48, 58.04, 27.02°)
OKLaboklab(58.44% 0.1527 0.0632)
OKLCHoklch(58.44% 0.165 22.5)
XYZxyz(28.3184, 17.9873, 8.8168)
Luminance0.1798 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#CB494C #49CBC8
analogous
#CB498D #CB494C #CB8749
triadic
#CB494C #4CCB49 #494CCB
tetradic
#CB494C #8DCB49 #49CBC8 #8749CB
square
#CB494C #8DCB49 #49CBC8 #8749CB
split-complementary
#CB494C #49CB87 #498DCB
monochromatic
#772224 #A73032 #CB494C #D9797B #E6A8AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57
#CB494C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60
#CB494C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CB494C
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##CB494C#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##CB494C1.004.574.604.60
#FFFFFF4.571.0021.0021.00
#0000004.6021.001.001.00
##0000004.6021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B644B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8049
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE2D4B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #cb494c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 73, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.165 22.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e2827e',
    500: '#cb494c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #cb494c;
$custom-light: #e2827e;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#cb494c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.615,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58442,
    "c": 0.16524,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#CB494C
secondary
#9CD4D2
accent
#DFDB49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#170B09
muted
#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB494C

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#CB494C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva