#CB5C49#CB5C49
#CB5C49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.145 H 31.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB5C49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 92, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.7%, 64%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.77, 42.73, 32.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.77, 53.52, 37.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.91% 0.124 0.076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.91% 0.145 31.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6610, 20.8355, 8.7617) |
| Luminance | 0.2083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.88
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.03
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.51
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.54
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.85
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB5C49 #49B8CB
analogous
#CB4977 #CB5C49 #CB9D49
triadic
#CB5C49 #49CB5C #5C49CB
tetradic
#CB5C49 #77CB49 #49B8CB #9D49CB
square
#CB5C49 #77CB49 #49B8CB #9D49CB
split-complementary
#CB5C49 #49CB9D #4977CB
monochromatic
#772F22 #A74130 #CB5C49 #D98779 #E6B1A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#CB5C49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#CB5C49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB5C49
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB5C49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB5C49 | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.17 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796F47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948746
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE4758
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb5c49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 92, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.145 31.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18d7c',
500: '#cb5c49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb5c49; $custom-light: #e18d7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb5c49",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 92,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.769,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60906,
"c": 0.14543,
"h": 31.5
},
"luminance": 0.20832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB5C49
secondary
#9CCBD4
accent
#C9DF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160C09
muted
#847D7B