#CB553E#CB553E
#CB553E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.155 H 32.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB553E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 85, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.1%, 69.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.32, 45.47, 36.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.32, 58.40, 38.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.76% 0.1305 0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.76% 0.155 32.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7495, 19.5451, 6.8152) |
| Luminance | 0.1954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.23
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.49
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.57
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.76
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.17
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB553E #3EB4CB
analogous
#CB3E6E #CB553E #CB9B3E
triadic
#CB553E #3ECB55 #553ECB
tetradic
#CB553E #6ECB3E #3EB4CB #9B3ECB
square
#CB553E #6ECB3E #3EB4CB #9B3ECB
split-complementary
#CB553E #3ECB9B #3E6ECB
monochromatic
#702C1E #A13E2B #CB553E #D87F6E #E5AA9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.28
#CB553E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.91
#CB553E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB553E
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB553E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB553E | 1.00 | 4.28 | 4.91 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.28 | 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)
#756A3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92843B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF3C50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb553e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 85, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.155 32.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28974',
500: '#cb553e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb553e; $custom-light: #e28974; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb553e",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 85,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.787,
"s": 57.551,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5976,
"c": 0.15526,
"h": 32.8
},
"luminance": 0.19541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB553E
secondary
#94C7D1
accent
#C8E147
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B