Information about #CB554F color

#CB554F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CB554F belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(203, 85, 79) — 79.6% red, 33.3% green, 31% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 46 / 49 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CB554F reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Jive (#CD5851). Slightly further away sit Cedar Chest (#C95A49) and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown (#C45655).

In RGB terms — rgb(203, 85, 79) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CB554F: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CB554F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CB554F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CB554F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Valencia color link
Valencia

#D4574E

Dark Coral color link
Dark Coral

#CD5B45

Mandy color link
Mandy

#CD525B

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

Pale Red color link
Pale Red

#D9544D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CB554F
  • RGB203, 85, 79
  • CMYK0, 46, 49, 20
  • CSSrgb(203, 85, 79)
  • HSL3°, 54%, 55%
  • HSL Precise2.903°, 54.386%, 55.294%
  • HSV3°, 61%, 80%
  • HSB3°, 61%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • GLSLvec3(0.796, 0.333, 0.310)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.796, 0.333, 0.310, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.796, 0.333, 0.310)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCB554F
  • DECIMAL ID13325647
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01