#CB4A49#CB4A49
#CB4A49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.165 H 24.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB4A49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 74, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 64%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.59, 51.09, 28.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.59, 58.39, 28.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.51% 0.1502 0.0672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.51% 0.165 24.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2828, 18.0790, 8.3023) |
| Luminance | 0.1807 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.04
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.18
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.72
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.54
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.30
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB4A49 #49CACB
analogous
#CB4989 #CB4A49 #CB8B49
triadic
#CB4A49 #49CB4A #4A49CB
tetradic
#CB4A49 #89CB49 #49CACB #8B49CB
square
#CB4A49 #89CB49 #49CACB #8B49CB
split-complementary
#CB4A49 #49CB8B #4989CB
monochromatic
#772322 #A73130 #CB4A49 #D97979 #E6A9A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.55
#CB4A49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.62
#CB4A49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB4A49
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB4A49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB4A49 | 1.00 | 4.55 | 4.62 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6548
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8046
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE2D4B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb4a49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 74, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.165 24.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2837c',
500: '#cb4a49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb4a49; $custom-light: #e2837c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb4a49",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 74,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.462,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5851,
"c": 0.16451,
"h": 24.1
},
"luminance": 0.18075
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB4A49
secondary
#9CD3D4
accent
#DEDF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#170B09
muted
#857C7B