#CC5556#CC5556

#CC5556 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.152 H 22.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC5556
RGB	rgb(204, 85, 86)
HSL	hsl(359, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(359, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 57.8%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.85, 47.35, 23.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.85, 52.89, 26.46°)
OKLab	oklab(60.31% 0.1405 0.0576)
OKLCH	oklch(60.31% 0.152 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.8327, 20.0100, 11.0936)
Luminance	0.2001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC5556 #55CCCB

analogous

#CC5592 #CC5556 #CC9055

triadic

#CC5556 #56CC55 #5556CC

tetradic

#CC5556 #92CC55 #55CCCB #9055CC

square

#CC5556 #92CC55 #55CCCB #9055CC

split-complementary

#CC5556 #55CC90 #5592CC

monochromatic

#802627 #AF3536 #CC5556 #DA8485 #E8B3B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#CC5556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#CC5556 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC5556

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC5556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC5556	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726C55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#908553

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF4056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc5556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 85, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.152 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e18985',
    500: '#cc5556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc5556;
$custom-light: #e18985;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc5556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.496,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6031,
    "c": 0.15187,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC5556

secondary

#A6D7D6

accent

#DDDC4B

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDF0EF

border

#D5CBCA

text

#160C0B

muted

#847D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC5556

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

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