#CB494E#CB494E
#CB494E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.165 H 21.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB494E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 73, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64%, 61.6%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.51, 51.83, 25.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.51, 57.65, 25.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.48% 0.1535 0.0608) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.48% 0.165 21.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3890, 18.0155, 9.1887) |
| Luminance | 0.1801 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 1.67
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.09
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.61
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.95
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.22
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB494E #49CBC6
analogous
#CB498F #CB494E #CB8549
triadic
#CB494E #4ECB49 #494ECB
tetradic
#CB494E #8FCB49 #49CBC6 #8549CB
square
#CB494E #8FCB49 #49CBC6 #8549CB
split-complementary
#CB494E #49CB85 #498FCB
monochromatic
#772225 #A73034 #CB494E #D9797C #E6A8AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.56
#CB494E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.60
#CB494E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB494E
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB494E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB494E | 1.00 | 4.56 | 4.60 | 4.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.56 | 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)
#6A644D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B804B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE2D4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb494e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 73, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.165 21.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1827f',
500: '#cb494e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb494e; $custom-light: #e1827f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb494e",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 73,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.692,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58479,
"c": 0.16505,
"h": 21.6
},
"luminance": 0.18012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB494E
secondary
#9CD4D1
accent
#DFD949
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#170B0A
muted
#857C7C