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#CB6748 Color

#CB6748 is rgb(203, 103, 72) in RGB, hsl(14, 56%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 65%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Red (#CB6D51), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB6748
HEX#CB6748
RGBrgb(203, 103, 72)
HSLhsl(14, 56%, 54%)
HSVhsv(14, 65%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 65%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.135 37.9)
LABlab(55.49% 38.73 36.32)
LCHlch(55.49% 53.10 43.16)

What #CB6748 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 #CB6748, 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.

#CB6748 Channel Values

How #CB6748 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 103 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 56% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 65% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 65% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.77:1 vs white · 5.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB6748 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CB6748

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB6748; 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 #CB6748

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 #CB6748.

How #CB6748 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#CB6748
Protanopia#808047
Protanomaly#A37747
Deuteranopia#929240
Deuteranomaly#AC8344
Tritanopia#CC6464
Tritanomaly#CC655A
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB6748 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb6748: #CB6748;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB6748;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb6748': '#CB6748' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.404, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_cb6748">#CB6748</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB6748"

More Red Colors

#CB6748 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB6748 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB6748?

#CB6748 is a mid-tone red — rgb(203, 103, 72) in RGB and hsl(14, 56%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Red (#CB6D51), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.42.

What is the RGB value of #CB6748?

#CB6748 is rgb(203, 103, 72) — red 203, green 103, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB6748?

#CB6748 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 65%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB6748 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB6748 scores 3.77:1 against white and 5.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB6748 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB6748 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 13.67, which is visibly different.

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