#CC494B#CC494B

#CC494B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.166 H 23.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC494B
RGB	rgb(204, 73, 75)
HSL	hsl(359, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(359, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 63.2%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.63, 51.98, 27.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.63, 58.66, 27.62°)
OKLab	oklab(58.58% 0.1532 0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(58.58% 0.166 23)
XYZ	xyz(28.5572, 18.1144, 8.6479)
Luminance	0.1811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC494B #49CCCA

analogous

#CC498D #CC494B #CC8949

triadic

#CC494B #4BCC49 #494BCC

tetradic

#CC494B #8DCC49 #49CCCA #8949CC

square

#CC494B #8DCC49 #49CCCA #8949CC

split-complementary

#CC494B #49CC89 #498DCC

monochromatic

#792223 #A92F31 #CC494B #D9797A #E7A9AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#CC494B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#CC494B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC494B

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC494B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC494B	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	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)

#6B644A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C8047

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2C4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc494b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 73, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.166 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e2827d',
    500: '#cc494b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc494b;
$custom-light: #e2827d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc494b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.084,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58584,
    "c": 0.16643,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.1811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC494B

secondary

#9DD4D3

accent

#E0DD48

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC494B

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

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