#CB554F

Accessibility

4.95:1

Vs white / black

4.24:1 · 4.95:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#cb554f

RGB

rgb(203, 85, 79)

RGBA

rgba(203, 85, 79, 1)

HSL

hsl(3, 54%, 55%)

HSLA

hsla(3, 54%, 55%, 1)

HSV

hsv(3, 61%, 80%)

LAB

lab(51.57% 46.49 27.27)

LCH

lch(51.57% 53.9 30.39)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6003 0.1368 0.0655)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6003 0.1517 25.59)

XYZ

xyz(29.29, 19.76, 9.67)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 58%, 61%, 20%)

CSS

color: #cb554f;

CSS variable

--color-cb554f: #cb554f;

SCSS

$color-cb554f: #cb554f;

JavaScript

const color = "#cb554f";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#cb554f";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#cb554f" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#cb554f", "rgb": { "r": 203, "g": 85, "b": 79 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6003 0.1517 25.59)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#cb554f-1: #cb554f;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

red-500

Very different · ΔE 6.48 · #EF4444

Nearest CSS named color

IndianRed

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.13 · #CD5C5C

Nearest Material color

red-600

Very different · ΔE 6.41 · #E53935

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 5.55 · #DC3545

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffded5 100ffcec5 200ffb6ac 300ff9a90 400f1776f 500d25b55 600b14b45 700903a35 800702926 900521a18 950360607

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fbf1f0 f6e3e2 f2d5d3 eec6c4 e9b8b6 e5aaa7 e19c98 dc8e8a d8807b d4716c cf635e cb554f ba4e48 a94742 98403b 873935 76322e 662b28 552321 441c1a 331514 220e0d 110707

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbf1f0 f6e3e2 f2d5d3 eec6c4 e9b8b6 e5aaa7 e19c98 dc8e8a d8807b d4716c cf635e

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

ba4e48 a94742 98403b 873935 76322e 662b28 552321 441c1a 331514 220e0d 110707

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c55953 bf5c57 b8605b b2635f ac6763 a66b68 9f6e6c 997270 937574 8d7978 867c7c

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#CB554FStop 1 #4EC4CAStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#CA4E86Stop 1 #CB554FStop 2 #CA924EStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#CB554FStop 1 #4ECA54Stop 2 #544ECAStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#CB554FStop 1 #4ECA92Stop 2 #4E86CAStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#4F1A17Stop 1 #892E29Stop 2 #C4423BStop 3 #D67A76Stop 4 #E8B3B0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #cb554f works

#CB554F (#cb554f) sits in the red family at about 3° hue, 54% saturation, and 55% lightness. Contrast is 4.24:1 on white and 4.95:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: red-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #cb554f as small body text on white — 4.24:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

IndianRed#CD5C5C Spectrum #CF5544#CF5544 Spectrum #D5443F#D5443F Spectrum #B7564E#B7564E Radix Red 9#E5484D Chakra red 600#E53E3E Web Safe #CC6666#CC6666 Bootstrap danger#DC3545 Spectrum #DE655E#DE655E Fluent Red#D13438 Material Red 600#E53935 Tailwind red 500#EF4444

Where #cb554f works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #cb554f as small body text on white — 4.24:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.