#CC492D#CC492D

#CC492D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.172 H 33.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC492D
RGB	rgb(204, 73, 45)
HSL	hsl(11, 64%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(11, 78%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 77.9%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.25, 50.50, 43.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.25, 66.71, 40.79°)
OKLab	oklab(58.17% 0.1428 0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(58.17% 0.172 33.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.7611, 17.7959, 4.4553)
Luminance	0.1779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC492D #2DB0CC

analogous

#CC2D61 #CC492D #CC992D

triadic

#CC492D #2DCC49 #492DCC

tetradic

#CC492D #61CC2D #2DB0CC #992DCC

square

#CC492D #61CC2D #2DB0CC #992DCC

split-complementary

#CC492D #2DCC99 #2D61CC

monochromatic

#682517 #9A3722 #CC492D #DB725B #E69D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#CC492D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#CC492D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC492D

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC492D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC492D	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)

#6E6329

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F8028

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02543

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc492d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 73, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.172 33.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e48268',
    500: '#cc492d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc492d;
$custom-light: #e48268;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc492d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.566,
    "s": 63.855,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5817,
    "c": 0.17165,
    "h": 33.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC492D

secondary

#85C3D0

accent

#CAE741

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEB

border

#D6CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC492D

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

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