What color is #CB5646?

#CB5646 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Cedar Chest. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB5646?

The RGB value is 203, 86, 70: 203 red, 86 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB5646?

The complementary color is #46BBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB5646?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB5646 color

#CB5646 rgb(203, 86, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #CB5646 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 33.7% green and 27.5% blue (203, 86, 70).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 56% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 66% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#CB5646 color codes

HEX	`#CB5646`
RGB	`rgb(203, 86, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 33.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 56%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 66%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 66%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, 45.44, 32.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 55.87, 35.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.065, 19.798, 8.084)`
Decimal	`13325894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB5646, 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 #CB5646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CB5646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	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 #CB5646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb5646; }
.text { color: #cb5646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb5646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 86 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb5646, #cb9946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

Questions

What color is #CB5646?: #CB5646 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Cedar Chest. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB5646?: The RGB value is 203, 86, 70: 203 red, 86 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB5646?: The complementary color is #46BBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB5646?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.