#CC555E#CC555E
#CC555E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.151 H 18.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC555E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 85, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 54%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 58%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 53.9%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.00, 47.97, 19.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.00, 51.62, 21.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.48% 0.1437 0.0474) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.48% 0.151 18.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1732, 20.1462, 12.8872) |
| Luminance | 0.2014 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.83
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.97
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.76
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.05
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC555E #55CCC3
analogous
#CC559A #CC555E #CC8855
triadic
#CC555E #5ECC55 #555ECC
tetradic
#CC555E #9ACC55 #55CCC3 #8855CC
square
#CC555E #9ACC55 #55CCC3 #8855CC
split-complementary
#CC555E #55CC88 #559ACC
monochromatic
#80262D #AF353E #CC555E #DA848B #E8B3B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#CC555E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.03
#CC555E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC555E
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC555E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC555E | 1.00 | 4.18 | 5.03 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716D5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F855B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE4259
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc555e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 85, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.151 18.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1898b',
500: '#cc555e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc555e; $custom-light: #e1898b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc555e",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 85,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.462,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60476,
"c": 0.15132,
"h": 18.3
},
"luminance": 0.20143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC555E
secondary
#A6D7D3
accent
#DDD24B
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160C0C
muted
#847D7D