#CC492B#CC492B

#CC492B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.172 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC492B
RGB	rgb(204, 73, 43)
HSL	hsl(11, 65%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(11, 79%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 78.9%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.23, 50.43, 44.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.23, 67.31, 41.48°)
OKLab	oklab(58.15% 0.1422 0.0969)
OKLCH	oklch(58.15% 0.172 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.7235, 17.7809, 4.2573)
Luminance	0.1778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC492B #2BAECC

analogous

#CC2B5D #CC492B #CC992B

triadic

#CC492B #2BCC49 #492BCC

tetradic

#CC492B #5DCC2B #2BAECC #992BCC

square

#CC492B #5DCC2B #2BAECC #992BCC

split-complementary

#CC492B #2BCC99 #2B5DCC

monochromatic

#672516 #993720 #CC492B #DC7158 #E79C8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#CC492B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#CC492B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC492B

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC492B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC492B	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6327

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F8026

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02543

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc492b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 73, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.172 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e48267',
    500: '#cc492b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc492b;
$custom-light: #e48267;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc492b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.18,
    "s": 65.182,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5815,
    "c": 0.17207,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC492B

secondary

#82C2D0

accent

#C9E840

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FFEFEB

border

#D7CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC492B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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