#CC543E#CC543E
#CC543E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.157 H 32.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC543E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 84, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 69.6%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.30, 46.30, 36.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.30, 59.07, 38.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.78% 0.133 0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.78% 0.157 32.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9446, 19.5297, 6.8019) |
| Luminance | 0.1953 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.96
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.31
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.33
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.07
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.48
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC543E #3EB6CC
analogous
#CC3E6F #CC543E #CC9B3E
triadic
#CC543E #3ECC54 #543ECC
tetradic
#CC543E #6FCC3E #3EB6CC #9B3ECC
square
#CC543E #6FCC3E #3EB6CC #9B3ECC
split-complementary
#CC543E #3ECC9B #3E6FCC
monochromatic
#722B1E #A23D2B #CC543E #D97F6E #E6AA9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.28
#CC543E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.91
#CC543E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC543E
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC543E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC543E | 1.00 | 4.28 | 4.91 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746A3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92843B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E03A4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc543e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 84, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.157 32.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38874',
500: '#cc543e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc543e; $custom-light: #e38874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc543e",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 84,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.296,
"s": 58.197,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59778,
"c": 0.15736,
"h": 32.3
},
"luminance": 0.19526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC543E
secondary
#94C8D2
accent
#C9E146
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B