#CB5E50#CB5E50
#CB5E50 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.142 H 29.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB5E50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 94, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 54%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 61%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.7%, 60.6%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.26, 42.21, 28.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.26, 51.12, 34.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.31% 0.1236 0.0692) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.31% 0.142 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0819, 21.2847, 10.1121) |
| Luminance | 0.2128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.43
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.24
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.48
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.20
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.44
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB5E50 #50BDCB
analogous
#CB507F #CB5E50 #CB9B50
triadic
#CB5E50 #50CB5E #5E50CB
tetradic
#CB5E50 #7FCB50 #50BDCB #9B50CB
square
#CB5E50 #7FCB50 #50BDCB #9B50CB
split-complementary
#CB5E50 #50CB9B #507FCB
monochromatic
#7C2F25 #AB4033 #CB5E50 #D9897F #E7B5AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#CB5E50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#CB5E50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB5E50
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB5E50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB5E50 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#79714E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94884E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE4A5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb5e50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 94, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.142 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08f81',
500: '#cb5e50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb5e50; $custom-light: #e08f81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb5e50",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 94,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.829,
"s": 54.185,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61313,
"c": 0.14162,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.21281
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB5E50
secondary
#A2CFD5
accent
#CDDE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160D0A
muted
#847D7C