#CC493C#CC493C

#CC493C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.169 H 28.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC493C
RGB	rgb(204, 73, 60)
HSL	hsl(5, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(5, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 70.6%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.41, 51.14, 35.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.41, 62.32, 34.85°)
OKLab	oklab(58.35% 0.1477 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(58.35% 0.169 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.1030, 17.9327, 6.2556)
Luminance	0.1793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC493C #3CBFCC

analogous

#CC3C77 #CC493C #CC913C

triadic

#CC493C #3CCC49 #493CCC

tetradic

#CC493C #77CC3C #3CBFCC #913CCC

square

#CC493C #77CC3C #3CBFCC #913CCC

split-complementary

#CC493C #3CCC91 #3C77CC

monochromatic

#70251D #A1352A #CC493C #D9766D #E5A49D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#CC493C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#CC493C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC493C

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC493C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC493C	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D633A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E8038

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02847

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc493c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 73, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.169 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38272',
    500: '#cc493c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc493c;
$custom-light: #e38272;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc493c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.417,
    "s": 58.537,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58348,
    "c": 0.16867,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC493C

secondary

#92CCD1

accent

#D4E246

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC493C

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

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