#CB8A79#CB8A79
#CB8A79 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.084 H 35.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB8A79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 138, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 44%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 40%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 40.4%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.55, 22.73, 19.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.55, 29.74, 40.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.44% 0.0686 0.0486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.44% 0.084 35.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1698, 32.2566, 22.3539) |
| Luminance | 0.3225 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 5.66
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 5.76
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 6.64
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 7.11
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 7.98
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 8.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB8A79 #79BACB
analogous
#CB7991 #CB8A79 #CBB379
triadic
#CB8A79 #79CB8A #8A79CB
tetradic
#CB8A79 #91CB79 #79BACB #B379CB
square
#CB8A79 #91CB79 #79BACB #B379CB
split-complementary
#CB8A79 #79CBB3 #7991CB
monochromatic
#914B38 #BA644D #CB8A79 #DCB0A5 #EDD7D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#CB8A79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.45
#CB8A79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB8A79
7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB8A79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB8A79 | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.45 | 7.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999278
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99F78
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D98186
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb8a79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 138, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.084 35.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddac9f',
500: '#cb8a79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb8a79; $custom-light: #ddac9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb8a79",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 138,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.439,
"s": 44.086,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69439,
"c": 0.08405,
"h": 35.3
},
"luminance": 0.32254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB8A79
secondary
#C1D8DE
accent
#9BB72E
background
#FDFAF9
surface
#FBF4F2
border
#D4CECC
text
#15100E
muted
#837F7E