#CB5159#CB5159
#CB5159 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.155 H 19.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB5159 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 81, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 54%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 56.2%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.04, 49.08, 20.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.04, 53.27, 22.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.69% 0.1466 0.0511) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.69% 0.155 19.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3768, 19.3063, 11.6288) |
| Luminance | 0.1930 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.01
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.10
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.03
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.37
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.81
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB5159 #51CBC3
analogous
#CB5196 #CB5159 #CB8651
triadic
#CB5159 #59CB51 #5159CB
tetradic
#CB5159 #96CB51 #51CBC3 #8651CB
square
#CB5159 #96CB51 #51CBC3 #8651CB
split-complementary
#CB5159 #51CB86 #5196CB
monochromatic
#7C252B #AC333B #CB5159 #D98086 #E7AFB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.32
#CB5159 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.86
#CB5159 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB5159
4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB5159 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB5159 | 1.00 | 4.32 | 4.86 | 4.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6A59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8356
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD3C55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb5159; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 81, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.155 19.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18787',
500: '#cb5159',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb5159; $custom-light: #e18787; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb5159",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 81,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.066,
"s": 53.982,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59692,
"c": 0.15521,
"h": 19.2
},
"luminance": 0.19303
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB5159
secondary
#A3D5D2
accent
#DDD44A
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#160C0B
muted
#847D7C