#CB5A35#CB5A35
#CB5A35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.153 H 38.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB5A35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 90, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 59%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 74%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.7%, 73.9%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.14, 42.63, 42.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.14, 60.14, 44.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.35% 0.12 0.0949) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.35% 0.153 38.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9303, 20.2697, 5.7565) |
| Luminance | 0.2027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.89
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.13
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.68
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.67
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.74
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB5A35 #35A6CB
analogous
#CB355B #CB5A35 #CBA535
triadic
#CB5A35 #35CB5A #5A35CB
tetradic
#CB5A35 #5BCB35 #35A6CB #A535CB
square
#CB5A35 #5BCB35 #35A6CB #A535CB
split-complementary
#CB5A35 #35CBA5 #355BCB
monochromatic
#6A2F1B #9B4428 #CB5A35 #D88266 #E4AA96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#CB5A35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#CB5A35 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB5A35
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB5A35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB5A35 | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796D31
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958632
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF4152
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb5a35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 90, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.153 38.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28c6e',
500: '#cb5a35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb5a35; $custom-light: #e28c6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb5a35",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 90,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.8,
"s": 59.055,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6035,
"c": 0.15299,
"h": 38.3
},
"luminance": 0.20266
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB5A35
secondary
#8CBFCF
accent
#BCE246
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170C07
muted
#857D7A