#CC494A#CC494A
#CC494A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.167 H 23.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC494A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 73, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 63.7%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.62, 51.92, 27.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.62, 58.87, 28.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.57% 0.1529 0.0661) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.57% 0.167 23.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5232, 18.1008, 8.4691) |
| Luminance | 0.1810 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 1.66
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.34
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.91
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.76
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.45
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC494A #49CCCB
analogous
#CC498C #CC494A #CC8A49
triadic
#CC494A #4ACC49 #494ACC
tetradic
#CC494A #8CCC49 #49CCCB #8A49CC
square
#CC494A #8CCC49 #49CCCB #8A49CC
split-complementary
#CC494A #49CC8A #498CCC
monochromatic
#792223 #A92F30 #CC494A #D9797A #E7A9A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.55
#CC494A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.62
#CC494A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC494A
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC494A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC494A | 1.00 | 4.55 | 4.62 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B6449
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8046
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF2C4B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc494a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 73, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.167 23.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2827c',
500: '#cc494a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc494a; $custom-light: #e2827c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc494a",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 73,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.542,
"s": 56.223,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58567,
"c": 0.16653,
"h": 23.4
},
"luminance": 0.18097
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC494A
secondary
#9DD4D4
accent
#E0DE48
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#170B09
muted
#857C7B