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#CB340B Color

#CB340B is rgb(203, 52, 11) in RGB, hsl(13, 90%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 95%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Iced Tea (#BD3000), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.56. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB340B
HEX#CB340B
RGBrgb(203, 52, 11)
HSLhsl(13, 90%, 42%)
HSVhsv(13, 95%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 95%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.193 34.2)
LABlab(46.67% 58.63 56.61)
LCHlch(46.67% 81.50 44.00)

What #CB340B 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 #CB340B, 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.

#CB340B Channel Values

How #CB340B 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 52 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 90% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 95% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 95% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.2:1 vs white · 4.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB340B 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 text5.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB340B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB340B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB340B; 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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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CB340B

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 #CB340B.

How #CB340B 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#CB340B
Protanopia#656503
Protanomaly#995506
Deuteranopia#818100
Deuteranomaly#A46B00
Tritanopia#CC3131
Tritanomaly#CB3226
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB340B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb340b: #CB340B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB340B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb340b': '#CB340B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.204, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_cb340b">#CB340B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB340B"

More Red Colors

#CB340B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB340B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB340B?

#CB340B is a mid-tone red — rgb(203, 52, 11) in RGB and hsl(13, 90%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Iced Tea (#BD3000), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.56.

What is the RGB value of #CB340B?

#CB340B is rgb(203, 52, 11) — red 203, green 52, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB340B?

#CB340B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 95%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB340B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CB340B scores 5.2:1 against white and 4.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB340B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB340B 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 18.52, which is visibly different.

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