#CC493E#CC493E

#CC493E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.168 H 28.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC493E
RGB	rgb(204, 73, 62)
HSL	hsl(5, 58%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 69.6%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.44, 51.24, 34.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.44, 61.78, 33.96°)
OKLab	oklab(58.38% 0.1484 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(58.38% 0.168 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.1568, 17.9542, 6.5393)
Luminance	0.1795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC493E #3EC1CC

analogous

#CC3E7A #CC493E #CC903E

triadic

#CC493E #3ECC49 #493ECC

tetradic

#CC493E #7ACC3E #3EC1CC #903ECC

square

#CC493E #7ACC3E #3EC1CC #903ECC

split-complementary

#CC493E #3ECC90 #3E7ACC

monochromatic

#72241E #A2342B #CC493E #D9776E #E6A49F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#CC493E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#CC493E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC493E

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC493E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC493E	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)

#6D643C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D803A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02947

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc493e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 73, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.168 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38274',
    500: '#cc493e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc493e;
$custom-light: #e38274;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc493e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.648,
    "s": 58.197,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58376,
    "c": 0.1683,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC493E

secondary

#94CDD2

accent

#D5E146

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC493E

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

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