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#CB3441 Color

#CB3441 is rgb(203, 52, 65) in RGB, hsl(355, 59%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 68%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cardinal (#C41E3A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB3441
HEX#CB3441
RGBrgb(203, 52, 65)
HSLhsl(355, 59%, 50%)
HSVhsv(355, 74%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 68%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.187 21.3)
LABlab(47.07% 59.74 30.49)
LCHlch(47.07% 67.07 27.04)

What #CB3441 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 #CB3441, 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.

#CB3441 Channel Values

How #CB3441 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 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 59% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 74% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 68% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.11:1 vs white · 4.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB3441 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 text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB3441 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB3441

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB3441; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CB3441

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB3441.

How #CB3441 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#CB3441
Protanopia#65653F
Protanomaly#995540
Deuteranopia#818136
Deuteranomaly#A46B3B
Tritanopia#CB3636
Tritanomaly#CB353B
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB3441 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb3441: #CB3441;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB3441;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb3441': '#CB3441' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.204, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_cb3441">#CB3441</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB3441"

More Red Colors

#CB3441 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB3441 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB3441?

#CB3441 is a mid-tone red — rgb(203, 52, 65) in RGB and hsl(355, 59%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cardinal (#C41E3A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #CB3441?

#CB3441 is rgb(203, 52, 65) — red 203, green 52, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB3441?

#CB3441 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 68%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB3441 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CB3441 scores 5.11:1 against white and 4.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB3441 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB3441 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 11.74, which is visibly different.

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