#CB5E5B#CB5E5B
#CB5E5B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.140 H 23.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB5E5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 94, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 52%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.7%, 55.2%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.45, 43.04, 22.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.45, 48.67, 27.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.52% 0.1279 0.0559) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.52% 0.14 23.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5221, 21.4608, 12.4305) |
| Luminance | 0.2146 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 0.93
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.02
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.12
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.14
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.98
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB5E5B #5BC8CB
analogous
#CB5B90 #CB5E5B #CB965B
triadic
#CB5E5B #5BCB5E #5E5BCB
tetradic
#CB5E5B #90CB5B #5BC8CB #965BCB
square
#CB5E5B #90CB5B #5BC8CB #965BCB
split-complementary
#CB5E5B #5BCB96 #5B90CB
monochromatic
#822C29 #B13B38 #CB5E5B #DA8C89 #E8B9B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#CB5E5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.29
#CB5E5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB5E5B
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB5E5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB5E5B | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#78725A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938859
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD4C5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb5e5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 94, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.140 23.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08f89',
500: '#cb5e5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb5e5b; $custom-light: #e08f89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb5e5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 94,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.607,
"s": 51.852,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61519,
"c": 0.13959,
"h": 23.6
},
"luminance": 0.21457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB5E5B
secondary
#AAD6D7
accent
#D7DB4C
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160D0B
muted
#847D7C