#CB5950#CB5950
#CB5950 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.147 H 26.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB5950 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 89, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 54%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 61%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.2%, 60.6%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.31, 44.66, 27.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.31, 52.52, 31.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.6% 0.1312 0.0665) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.147 26.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6516, 20.4241, 9.9687) |
| Luminance | 0.2042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 1.00
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 1.79
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.62
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.28
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.45
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB5950 #50C2CB
analogous
#CB5084 #CB5950 #CB9650
triadic
#CB5950 #50CB59 #5950CB
tetradic
#CB5950 #84CB50 #50C2CB #9650CB
square
#CB5950 #84CB50 #50C2CB #9650CB
split-complementary
#CB5950 #50CB96 #5084CB
monochromatic
#7C2B25 #AB3C33 #CB5950 #D9867F #E7B3AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#CB5950 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.08
#CB5950 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB5950
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB5950 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB5950 | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.08 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766E4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92864D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE4457
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb5950; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 89, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.147 26.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18b81',
500: '#cb5950',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb5950; $custom-light: #e18b81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb5950",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 89,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.39,
"s": 54.185,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60597,
"c": 0.14708,
"h": 26.9
},
"luminance": 0.2042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB5950
secondary
#A2D1D5
accent
#D3DE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160C0A
muted
#847D7C