#CB5555#CB5555

#CB5555 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.151 H 22.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB5555
RGB	rgb(203, 85, 85)
HSL	hsl(0, 53%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(0, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.1%, 58.1%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.67, 46.92, 23.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.67, 52.65, 26.99°)
OKLab	oklab(60.14% 0.1391 0.0583)
OKLCH	oklch(60.14% 0.151 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.5194, 19.8531, 10.8701)
Luminance	0.1985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB5555 #55CBCB

analogous

#CB5590 #CB5555 #CB9055

triadic

#CB5555 #55CB55 #5555CB

tetradic

#CB5555 #90CB55 #55CBCB #9055CB

square

#CB5555 #90CB55 #55CBCB #9055CB

split-complementary

#CB5555 #55CB90 #5590CB

monochromatic

#7F2727 #AE3535 #CB5555 #D98484 #E8B3B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#CB5555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#CB5555 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CB5555

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB5555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CB5555	1.00	4.23	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726C54

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#908552

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD4056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb5555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 85, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.151 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e18985',
    500: '#cb5555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb5555;
$custom-light: #e18985;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb5555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60139,
    "c": 0.15085,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB5555

secondary

#A6D6D6

accent

#DDDD4B

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDF0EF

border

#D5CBCA

text

#160C0B

muted

#847D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB5555

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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