#CC512D#CC512D

#CC512D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.164 H 36.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC512D
RGB	rgb(204, 81, 45)
HSL	hsl(14, 64%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(14, 78%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 77.9%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.59, 46.94, 44.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.59, 64.98, 43.75°)
OKLab	oklab(59.18% 0.1318 0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(59.18% 0.164 36.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.3210, 18.9156, 4.6419)
Luminance	0.1891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC512D #2DA8CC

analogous

#CC2D59 #CC512D #CCA12D

triadic

#CC512D #2DCC51 #512DCC

tetradic

#CC512D #59CC2D #2DA8CC #A12DCC

square

#CC512D #59CC2D #2DA8CC #A12DCC

split-complementary

#CC512D #2DCCA1 #2D59CC

monochromatic

#682917 #9A3D22 #CC512D #DB785B #E6A18D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.39

#CC512D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#CC512D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC512D

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC512D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC512D	1.00	4.39	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746728

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#928329

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E0334A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc512d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 81, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.164 36.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e48668',
    500: '#cc512d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc512d;
$custom-light: #e48668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc512d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.585,
    "s": 63.855,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59181,
    "c": 0.16436,
    "h": 36.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC512D

secondary

#85BFD0

accent

#C1E741

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEF0EB

border

#D6CBC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC512D

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

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