#CC493D#CC493D

#CC493D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.168 H 28.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC493D
RGB	rgb(204, 73, 61)
HSL	hsl(5, 58%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 70.1%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.43, 51.19, 35.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.43, 62.05, 34.41°)
OKLab	oklab(58.36% 0.148 0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(58.36% 0.168 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.1296, 17.9433, 6.3962)
Luminance	0.1794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC493D #3DC0CC

analogous

#CC3D79 #CC493D #CC913D

triadic

#CC493D #3DCC49 #493DCC

tetradic

#CC493D #79CC3D #3DC0CC #913DCC

square

#CC493D #79CC3D #3DC0CC #913DCC

split-complementary

#CC493D #3DCC91 #3D79CC

monochromatic

#71251E #A1342A #CC493D #D9766D #E5A49E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#CC493D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#CC493D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC493D

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC493D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC493D	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)

#6D643B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E8039

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02847

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc493d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 73, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.168 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38273',
    500: '#cc493d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc493d;
$custom-light: #e38273;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc493d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.035,
    "s": 58.367,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58362,
    "c": 0.16849,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC493D

secondary

#93CCD2

accent

#D5E246

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC493D

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

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