#CC494C#CC494C

#CC494C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.166 H 22.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC494C
RGB	rgb(204, 73, 76)
HSL	hsl(359, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(359, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 62.7%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.65, 52.04, 26.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.65, 58.46, 27.09°)
OKLab	oklab(58.6% 0.1536 0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(58.6% 0.166 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.5917, 18.1282, 8.8296)
Luminance	0.1812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC494C #49CCC9

analogous

#CC498E #CC494C #CC8849

triadic

#CC494C #4CCC49 #494CCC

tetradic

#CC494C #8ECC49 #49CCC9 #8849CC

square

#CC494C #8ECC49 #49CCC9 #8849CC

split-complementary

#CC494C #49CC88 #498ECC

monochromatic

#792224 #A92F32 #CC494C #D9797B #E7A9AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#CC494C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#CC494C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC494C

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC494C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC494C	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)

#6B644B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C8049

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2C4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc494c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 73, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.166 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e2827e',
    500: '#cc494c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc494c;
$custom-light: #e2827e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc494c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.626,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58602,
    "c": 0.16632,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC494C

secondary

#9DD4D3

accent

#E0DC48

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC494C

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

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