#cb2546

Color #cb2546

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 3.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#cb2546

RGB

rgb(203, 37, 70)

HSL

hsl(348.1, 69.2%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.1, 81.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 81.8%, 65.5%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(44.89, 63.75, 24.13)

LCH

lch(44.89, 68.16, 20.73)

OKLCH

oklch(55%, 0.1985, 16.84)

HWB

hwb(348.1, 14.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#25cbaa

Analogous

#cb2599

#cb2546

#cb5725

Triadic

#cb2546

#46cb25

#2546cb

Split-complementary

#cb2546

#25cb57

#2599cb

Tetradic

#cb2546

#cbaa25

#25cbaa

#2546cb

Square

#cb2546

#99cb25

#25cbaa

#5725cb

Shades

Color #cb2546 mixed toward black.

#a91f3a

#87192f

#661223

#440c17

#22060c

Tints

Color #cb2546 mixed toward white.

#dc4160

#e36780

#ea8d9f

#f1b3bf

#f8d9df

Tones

Color #cb2546 mixed toward gray.

#bd334e

#b04157

#a24f5f

#945c67

#866a70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.89:1

White text reads better on this background (5.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9e40 · ΔE 53.7

Deuteranopia

#a6ae3e · ΔE 59.3

Tritanopia

#c73a39 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 27.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cb2546;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cb2546]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#cb2546 (#cb2546) is rgb(203, 37, 70) in RGB.

No, #cb2546 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #cb2546, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast