#CC495B#CC495B

#CC495B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.166 H 15.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC495B
RGB	rgb(204, 73, 91)
HSL	hsl(352, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(352, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 55.4%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.93, 53.10, 18.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.93, 56.08, 18.77°)
OKLab	oklab(58.9% 0.1595 0.0449)
OKLCH	oklch(58.9% 0.166 15.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.1753, 18.3616, 11.9033)
Luminance	0.1836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC495B #49CCBA

analogous

#CC499C #CC495B #CC7949

triadic

#CC495B #5BCC49 #495BCC

tetradic

#CC495B #9CCC49 #49CCBA #7949CC

square

#CC495B #9CCC49 #49CCBA #7949CC

split-complementary

#CC495B #49CC79 #499CCC

monochromatic

#79222E #A92F40 #CC495B #D97986 #E7A9B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#CC495B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#CC495B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC495B

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC495B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC495B	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69665B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A8158

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF3050

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc495b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 73, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.166 15.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e28289',
    500: '#cc495b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc495b;
$custom-light: #e28289;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc495b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.756,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58903,
    "c": 0.16568,
    "h": 15.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC495B

secondary

#9DD4CD

accent

#E0CB48

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFF0

border

#D5CACB

text

#160B0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC495B

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

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