#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 73, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64%, 62.6%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.48, 51.70, 26.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.48, 58.04, 27.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.44% 0.1527 0.0632) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.44% 0.165 22.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3184, 17.9873, 8.8168) |
| Luminance | 0.1798 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 1.63
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.73
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.16
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.97
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.19
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.56
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB494C | 1.00 | 4.57 | 4.60 | 4.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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