#CC5551#CC5551
#CC5551 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.152 H 24.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC5551 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 85, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 60.3%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.76, 46.99, 26.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.76, 53.89, 29.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.22% 0.1386 0.0637) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.22% 0.153 24.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6382, 19.9322, 10.0696) |
| Luminance | 0.1993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 0.84
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 1.32
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.60
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.68
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.88
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC5551 #51C8CC
analogous
#CC518A #CC5551 #CC9251
triadic
#CC5551 #51CC55 #5551CC
tetradic
#CC5551 #8ACC51 #51C8CC #9251CC
square
#CC5551 #8ACC51 #51C8CC #9251CC
split-complementary
#CC5551 #51CC92 #518ACC
monochromatic
#7E2825 #AD3733 #CC5551 #DA8380 #E8B1B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#CC5551 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#CC5551 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC5551
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC5551 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC5551 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736C50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91854E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF3F55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc5551; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 85, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.152 24.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28982',
500: '#cc5551',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc5551; $custom-light: #e28982; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc5551",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 85,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.951,
"s": 54.667,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60215,
"c": 0.1525,
"h": 24.7
},
"luminance": 0.19928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC5551
secondary
#A3D4D6
accent
#D9DE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170C0A
muted
#857D7C