#CB5357#CB5357
#CB5357 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.153 H 21.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB5357 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 83, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 54%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 59%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.1%, 57.1%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.35, 48.00, 22.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.35, 52.93, 24.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.91% 0.1429 0.0547) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.91% 0.153 21) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4447, 19.5748, 11.2427) |
| Luminance | 0.1957 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.31
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.48
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.95
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.24
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.20
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB5357 #53CBC7
analogous
#CB5393 #CB5357 #CB8B53
triadic
#CB5357 #57CB53 #5357CB
tetradic
#CB5357 #93CB53 #53CBC7 #8B53CB
square
#CB5357 #93CB53 #53CBC7 #8B53CB
split-complementary
#CB5357 #53CB8B #5393CB
monochromatic
#7E2629 #AD3438 #CB5357 #D98285 #E7B1B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.27
#CB5357 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.91
#CB5357 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB5357
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB5357 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB5357 | 1.00 | 4.27 | 4.91 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706B56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8454
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD3E55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb5357; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 83, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.153 21.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18886',
500: '#cb5357',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb5357; $custom-light: #e18886; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb5357",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 83,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358,
"s": 53.571,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59912,
"c": 0.15298,
"h": 21
},
"luminance": 0.19571
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB5357
secondary
#A4D6D4
accent
#DDD84B
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#160C0B
muted
#847D7C