#CB503C#CB503C
#CB503C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.161 H 31.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB503C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 80, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 70.4%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.41, 47.69, 36.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.41, 60.19, 37.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.07% 0.137 0.084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.07% 0.161 31.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3158, 18.7639, 6.4048) |
| Luminance | 0.1876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.04
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.04
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.31
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.70
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.81
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB503C #3CB7CB
analogous
#CB3C70 #CB503C #CB983C
triadic
#CB503C #3CCB50 #503CCB
tetradic
#CB503C #70CB3C #3CB7CB #983CCB
square
#CB503C #70CB3C #3CB7CB #983CCB
split-complementary
#CB503C #3CCB98 #3C70CB
monochromatic
#6F291E #9F3B2A #CB503C #D87B6C #E5A79D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.42
#CB503C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.75
#CB503C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB503C
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB503C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB503C | 1.00 | 4.42 | 4.75 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716739
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908238
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF344C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb503c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 80, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.161 31.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28672',
500: '#cb503c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb503c; $custom-light: #e28672; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb503c",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 80,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.392,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59066,
"c": 0.16067,
"h": 31.5
},
"luminance": 0.1876
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB503C
secondary
#92C8D1
accent
#CCE147
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B