What color is #CB4154?

#CB4154 is a moderate red known as Brick Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Brick Red?

The RGB value is 203, 65, 84: 203 red, 65 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Brick Red?

The complementary color is #41CBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB4154?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Brick Red color: hex code #CB4154

#CB4154 rgb(203, 65, 84)

Shades of red

Brick Red has the hex code #CB4154. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 25.5% green and 32.9% blue (203, 65, 84).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 57% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 59% yellow and 20% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

Brick Red (#CB4154) color codes

HEX	`#CB4154`
RGB	`rgb(203, 65, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 25.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 57%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 68%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 59%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.41, 55.54, 20.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.41, 59.09, 19.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.122, 17.121, 10.21)`
Decimal	`13320532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Brick Red, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CB4154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CB4154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CB4154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb4154; }
.text { color: #cb4154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb4154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 65 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb4154, #cb7341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CB4154 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CB4154?: #CB4154 is a moderate red known as Brick Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Brick Red?: The RGB value is 203, 65, 84: 203 red, 65 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Brick Red?: The complementary color is #41CBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB4154?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.