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#CB3C10 Color

#CB3C10 is rgb(203, 60, 16) in RGB, hsl(14, 85%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 92%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB3C10
HEX#CB3C10
RGBrgb(203, 60, 16)
HSLhsl(14, 85%, 43%)
HSVhsv(14, 92%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 92%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.186 35.6)
LABlab(47.70% 55.97 55.65)
LCHlch(47.70% 78.92 44.84)

What #CB3C10 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 #CB3C10, 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.

#CB3C10 Channel Values

How #CB3C10 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 60 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 85% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 92% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 70% · Y 92% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.01:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB3C10 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 text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CB3C10

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB3C10; 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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Tints & Shades of #CB3C10

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB3C10.

How #CB3C10 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#CB3C10
Protanopia#686809
Protanomaly#9A5A0C
Deuteranopia#838300
Deuteranomaly#A56E00
Tritanopia#CC3838
Tritanomaly#CB3A2D
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB3C10 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb3c10: #CB3C10;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB3C10;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb3c10': '#CB3C10' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.235, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_cb3c10">#CB3C10</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB3C10"

More Red Colors

#CB3C10 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB3C10 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB3C10?

#CB3C10 is a mid-tone red — rgb(203, 60, 16) in RGB and hsl(14, 85%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sinopia (#CB410B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.7.

What is the RGB value of #CB3C10?

#CB3C10 is rgb(203, 60, 16) — red 203, green 60, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB3C10?

#CB3C10 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 92%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB3C10 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CB3C10 scores 5.01:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB3C10 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB3C10 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 17.48, which is visibly different.

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