All About Color #CB231A

#CB231A

About #CB231A

#CB231A is a medium red color with the hex code #CB231A. In RGB it is red 203, green 35, blue 26; in HSL it is hue 3°, saturation 77%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 83%, 87%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 5.53:1 on white and 3.79:1 on black.

#CB231A Color Conversion

Hex tripletCB, 23, 1A
CMYK0.00%, 82.76%, 87.19%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal203, 35, 26
HSL3°, 77%, 45%
RGB Octal313, 43, 32
HSV (HSB)3.05°, 87.19%, 79.61%
RGB Binary11001011, 100011, 11010
CIE-L*AB44.19, 62.67, 48.22
RGB Percent79.61%, 13.73%, 10.20%
CIE-L*CH44.19, 79.07, 37.58
XYZ25.42, 13.97, 2.33
CIE-L*UV44.19, 127.68, 29.48
xyY0.61, 0.33, 13.97
Hunter-Lab37.38, 55.95, 22.46
RYB79.61%, 13.91%, 10.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CB231A on a dark background: contrast 3.79:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#CB231A on a light background: contrast 5.53:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CB231A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #CB231A. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#CB231A · #E95F58 · #7A1510 · #1AC2CB · #58E2E9

Analogous palette

#CB1AC2 · #CB1A6A · #CB231A · #CB7C1A · #C2CB1A

Triadic palette

#CB231A · #1ACB23 · #231ACB · #E95F58 · #58E95F

Tetradic palette

#CB231A · #6ACB1A · #1AC2CB · #7C1ACB · #7A1510

Monochromatic palette

#440C09 · #871712 · #CB231A · #E8524A · #F0938E

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