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#CB4864 Color

#CB4864 is rgb(203, 72, 100) in RGB, hsl(347, 56%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 51%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brick Red (#CB4154), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB4864
HEX#CB4864
RGBrgb(203, 72, 100)
HSLhsl(347, 56%, 54%)
HSVhsv(347, 65%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 51%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.166 11)
LABlab(50.34% 54.20 13.59)
LCHlch(50.34% 55.88 14.07)

What #CB4864 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 #CB4864, 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.

#CB4864 Channel Values

How #CB4864 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 72 · B 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 347° · S 56% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 347° · S 65% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 51% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.52:1 vs white · 4.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB4864 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 text4.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB4864 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB4864

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB4864; 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 #CB4864

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 #CB4864.

How #CB4864 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#CB4864
Protanopia#6E6E63
Protanomaly#9C6163
Deuteranopia#87875E
Deuteranomaly#A67361
Tritanopia#CA4C4C
Tritanomaly#CA4B57
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB4864 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb4864: #CB4864;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB4864;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb4864': '#CB4864' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.282, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_cb4864">#CB4864</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB4864"

More Red Colors

#CB4864 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB4864 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB4864?

#CB4864 is a mid-tone red — rgb(203, 72, 100) in RGB and hsl(347, 56%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brick Red (#CB4154), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.22.

What is the RGB value of #CB4864?

#CB4864 is rgb(203, 72, 100) — red 203, green 72, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB4864?

#CB4864 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 51%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB4864 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB4864 scores 4.52:1 against white and 4.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB4864 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB4864 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 13.26, which is visibly different.

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