#CB4C38#CB4C38
#CB4C38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.165 H 31.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB4C38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 76, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 72%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 72.4%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.68, 49.30, 38.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.68, 62.31, 37.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.5% 0.1412 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.5% 0.165 31.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9298, 18.1548, 5.7741) |
| Luminance | 0.1815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.44
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.51
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.63
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.97
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.95
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB4C38 #38B7CB
analogous
#CB386D #CB4C38 #CB9538
triadic
#CB4C38 #38CB4C #4C38CB
tetradic
#CB4C38 #6DCB38 #38B7CB #9538CB
square
#CB4C38 #6DCB38 #38B7CB #9538CB
split-complementary
#CB4C38 #38CB95 #386DCB
monochromatic
#6C271C #9D3929 #CB4C38 #D87869 #E4A399
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.54
#CB4C38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.63
#CB4C38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB4C38
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB4C38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB4C38 | 1.00 | 4.54 | 4.63 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6535
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8134
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF2D48
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb4c38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 76, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.165 31.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e3836f',
500: '#cb4c38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb4c38; $custom-light: #e3836f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb4c38",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 76,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.163,
"s": 58.566,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58503,
"c": 0.16546,
"h": 31.4
},
"luminance": 0.18151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB4C38
secondary
#8FC7D0
accent
#CDE246
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEC
border
#D6CAC7
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A