#CB5561#CB5561

#CB5561 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.150 H 16.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB5561
RGB	rgb(203, 85, 97)
HSL	hsl(354, 53%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(354, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.1%, 52.2%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.91, 47.88, 17.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.91, 50.84, 19.67°)
OKLab	oklab(60.39% 0.1439 0.043)
OKLCH	oklch(60.39% 0.15 16.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.0372, 20.0602, 13.5972)
Luminance	0.2006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB5561 #55CBBF

analogous

#CB559C #CB5561 #CB8455

triadic

#CB5561 #61CB55 #5561CB

tetradic

#CB5561 #9CCB55 #55CBBF #8455CB

square

#CB5561 #9CCB55 #55CBBF #8455CB

split-complementary

#CB5561 #55CB84 #559CCB

monochromatic

#7F2730 #AE3541 #CB5561 #D9848D #E8B3B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#CB5561 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#CB5561 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CB5561

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB5561	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CB5561	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706D61

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E855E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD435A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb5561;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 85, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.150 16.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e0898d',
    500: '#cb5561',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb5561;
$custom-light: #e0898d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb5561",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.898,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60392,
    "c": 0.15014,
    "h": 16.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB5561

secondary

#A6D6D1

accent

#DDCE4B

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDF0F0

border

#D5CBCB

text

#160C0C

muted

#847D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB5561

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

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