#CB8A8B#CB8A8B
#CB8A8B is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.080 H 18.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB8A8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 138, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 38%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 32%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 31.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.95, 24.95, 9.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.95, 26.73, 21.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.87% 0.0758 0.0251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.87% 0.08 18.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3784, 32.7400, 28.7191) |
| Luminance | 0.3274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 2.87
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 3.61
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 4.18
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 4.37
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 4.51
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB8A8B #8ACBCA
analogous
#CB8AAC #CB8A8B #CBAA8A
triadic
#CB8A8B #8BCB8A #8A8BCB
tetradic
#CB8A8B #ACCB8A #8ACBCA #AA8ACB
square
#CB8A8B #ACCB8A #8ACBCA #AA8ACB
split-complementary
#CB8A8B #8ACBAA #8AACCB
monochromatic
#974345 #B86061 #CB8A8B #DEB4B5 #F1DFDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#CB8A8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.55
#CB8A8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB8A8B
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB8A8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB8A8B | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.55 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96938B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A08A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8838B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb8a8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 138, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.080 18.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcacac',
500: '#cb8a8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb8a8b; $custom-light: #dcacac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb8a8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 138,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.077,
"s": 38.462,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69874,
"c": 0.07986,
"h": 18.3
},
"luminance": 0.32738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB8A8B
secondary
#CEE3E2
accent
#B1AF34
background
#FDFAFA
surface
#FBF4F4
border
#D4CECE
text
#151010
muted
#837F7F