#CC542E#CC542E

#CC542E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.161 H 37.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC542E
RGB	rgb(204, 84, 46)
HSL	hsl(14, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(14, 77%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 77.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.13, 45.58, 44.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.13, 64.04, 44.62°)
OKLab	oklab(59.59% 0.1278 0.0986)
OKLCH	oklch(59.59% 0.161 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.5683, 19.3792, 4.8205)
Luminance	0.1938 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC542E #2EA6CC

analogous

#CC2E57 #CC542E #CCA32E

triadic

#CC542E #2ECC54 #542ECC

tetradic

#CC542E #57CC2E #2EA6CC #A32ECC

square

#CC542E #57CC2E #2EA6CC #A32ECC

split-complementary

#CC542E #2ECCA3 #2E57CC

monochromatic

#682B17 #9A3F23 #CC542E #DA7B5D #E6A48F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#CC542E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#CC542E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC542E

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC542E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC542E	1.00	4.31	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93842A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E0384C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc542e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 84, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.161 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e48869',
    500: '#cc542e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc542e;
$custom-light: #e48869;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc542e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.43,
    "s": 63.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59592,
    "c": 0.1614,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC542E

secondary

#86BED0

accent

#BFE642

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEF0EB

border

#D6CBC6

text

#170C06

muted

#857D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC542E

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

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