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#CB110B Color

#CB110B is rgb(203, 17, 11) in RGB, hsl(2, 90%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 92%, 95%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Venetian Red (#C80815), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.89. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB110B
HEX#CB110B
RGBrgb(203, 17, 11)
HSLhsl(2, 90%, 42%)
HSVhsv(2, 95%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 92%, 95%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.212 29.2)
LABlab(43.81% 66.46 55.35)
LCHlch(43.81% 86.49 39.79)

What #CB110B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CB110B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#CB110B Channel Values

How #CB110B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 203 · G 17 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 2° · S 90% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 2° · S 95% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 92% · Y 95% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.79:1 vs white · 3.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB110B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CB110B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB110B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Tints & Shades of #CB110B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB110B.

How #CB110B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CB110B
Protanopia#5C5C02
Protanomaly#964906
Deuteranopia#7C7C00
Deuteranomaly#A26200
Tritanopia#CB1010
Tritanomaly#CB110E
Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #CB110B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cb110b: #CB110B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB110B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb110b': '#CB110B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.067, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_cb110b">#CB110B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB110B"

More Red Colors

#CB110B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB110B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB110B?

#CB110B is a mid-tone red — rgb(203, 17, 11) in RGB and hsl(2, 90%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Venetian Red (#C80815), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.89.

What is the RGB value of #CB110B?

#CB110B is rgb(203, 17, 11) — red 203, green 17, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB110B?

#CB110B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 92%, 95%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB110B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CB110B scores 5.79:1 against white and 3.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB110B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB110B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 19.35, which is visibly different.

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