#CC542D#CC542D

#CC542D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.162 H 38.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC542D
RGB	rgb(204, 84, 45)
HSL	hsl(15, 64%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(15, 78%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 77.9%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.12, 45.55, 45.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.12, 64.36, 44.96°)
OKLab	oklab(59.58% 0.1275 0.0994)
OKLCH	oklch(59.58% 0.162 38)
XYZ	xyz(28.5488, 19.3714, 4.7179)
Luminance	0.1937 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC542D #2DA5CC

analogous

#CC2D56 #CC542D #CCA42D

triadic

#CC542D #2DCC54 #542DCC

tetradic

#CC542D #56CC2D #2DA5CC #A42DCC

square

#CC542D #56CC2D #2DA5CC #A42DCC

split-complementary

#CC542D #2DCCA4 #2D56CC

monochromatic

#682B17 #9A3F22 #CC542D #DB7B5B #E6A38D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#CC542D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#CC542D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC542D

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC542D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC542D	1.00	4.31	4.87	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766928

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#938429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E0384C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc542d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 84, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.162 38.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e48868',
    500: '#cc542d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc542d;
$custom-light: #e48868;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc542d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.717,
    "s": 63.855,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59582,
    "c": 0.16166,
    "h": 38
  },
  "luminance": 0.19367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC542D

secondary

#85BED0

accent

#BEE741

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEF0EB

border

#D6CBC6

text

#170C06

muted

#857D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC542D

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

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