#CB5C42#CB5C42
#CB5C42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.147 H 34.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB5C42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 92, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.7%, 67.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.67, 42.31, 36.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.67, 55.57, 40.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.8% 0.1214 0.0835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.8% 0.147 34.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4419, 20.7479, 7.6075) |
| Luminance | 0.2074 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.09
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.45
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.76
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.80
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.81
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB5C42 #42B1CB
analogous
#CB426C #CB5C42 #CBA042
triadic
#CB5C42 #42CB5C #5C42CB
tetradic
#CB5C42 #6CCB42 #42B1CB #A042CB
square
#CB5C42 #6CCB42 #42B1CB #A042CB
split-complementary
#CB5C42 #42CBA0 #426CCB
monochromatic
#732F20 #A3432D #CB5C42 #D88572 #E5AFA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#CB5C42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#CB5C42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB5C42
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB5C42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB5C42 | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796F3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95873F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE4656
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb5c42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 92, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.147 34.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18d77',
500: '#cb5c42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb5c42; $custom-light: #e18d77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb5c42",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 92,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.387,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60802,
"c": 0.14732,
"h": 34.5
},
"luminance": 0.20744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB5C42
secondary
#97C7D2
accent
#C3E048
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C09
muted
#857D7B