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#CB7248 Color

#CB7248 is rgb(203, 114, 72) in RGB, hsl(19, 56%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 65%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Red (#CB6D51), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB7248
HEX#CB7248
RGBrgb(203, 114, 72)
HSLhsl(19, 56%, 54%)
HSVhsv(19, 65%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 65%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.126 45.1)
LABlab(57.79% 33.25 38.96)
LCHlch(57.79% 51.22 49.53)

What #CB7248 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 #CB7248, 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 orange in the library.

#CB7248 Channel Values

How #CB7248 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 114 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 56% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 65% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 65% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.48:1 vs white · 6.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB7248 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 text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CB7248

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB7248; 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 #CB7248

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

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How #CB7248 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#CB7248
Protanopia#878747
Protanomaly#A67F47
Deuteranopia#979741
Deuteranomaly#AE8A44
Tritanopia#CD6E6E
Tritanomaly#CC6F61
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB7248 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb7248: #CB7248;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB7248;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb7248': '#CB7248' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.447, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_cb7248">#CB7248</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB7248"

More Orange Colors

#CB7248 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB7248 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB7248?

#CB7248 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(203, 114, 72) in RGB and hsl(19, 56%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Red (#CB6D51), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.76.

What is the RGB value of #CB7248?

#CB7248 is rgb(203, 114, 72) — red 203, green 114, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB7248?

#CB7248 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 65%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB7248 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB7248 scores 3.48:1 against white and 6.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB7248 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB7248 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 13.96, which is visibly different.

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