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#cb5940 color: Grand Duke

#cb5940 is rgb(203, 89, 64) in RGB and oklch(60.344% 0.15081 33.863) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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11°
100%

60.3%
0.151
34°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Chocolate
  • amber-700
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.16:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #cb5940

#cb5940 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 60.3% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 34°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.16:1 contrast and black text 5.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Grand Duke (#cb5c45). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #cb5940 mixed with white

  1. cb5940
  2. d26b54
  3. d97c66
  4. df8c79
  5. e59d8c
  6. ebad9f
  7. f0beb1
  8. f4cec5
  9. f8ded8
  10. fcefeb

Darker: #cb5940 mixed with black

  1. cb5940
  2. b04c36
  3. 96402d
  4. 7d3424
  5. 65281b
  6. 4d1d13
  7. 37130b
  8. 220905
  9. 0f0301
  10. 020000

Calmer: #cb5940 with less saturation

  1. cb5940
  2. c55f48
  3. be644f
  4. b76856
  5. b06d5d
  6. a97163
  7. a2746a
  8. 9a7870
  9. 927b76
  10. 8a7e7b

Questions about #cb5940

What color is #cb5940?

#cb5940 is soft red. The closest named color is Grand Duke. In RGB it is rgb(203, 89, 64), in HSL hsl(10.79, 57.2%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.344% 0.15081 33.863).

What colors go well with #cb5940?

The complementary color of #cb5940 is #0093af. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c85477 and #be6900. The triadic partners are #089a55 and #6677da.

Is white or black text more readable on #cb5940?

White text reads better on #cb5940: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and black gives 5.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cb5940 a warm or cool color?

#cb5940 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 34 degrees, its lightness 60.3% and its chroma 0.151.