#CC5561#CC5561

#CC5561 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.151 H 16.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC5561
RGB	rgb(204, 85, 97)
HSL	hsl(354, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(354, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 52.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.06, 48.22, 17.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.06, 51.25, 19.79°)
OKLab	oklab(60.54% 0.1449 0.0435)
OKLCH	oklch(60.54% 0.151 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.3104, 20.2011, 13.6100)
Luminance	0.2020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC5561 #55CCC0

analogous

#CC559C #CC5561 #CC8555

triadic

#CC5561 #61CC55 #5561CC

tetradic

#CC5561 #9CCC55 #55CCC0 #8555CC

square

#CC5561 #9CCC55 #55CCC0 #8555CC

split-complementary

#CC5561 #55CC85 #559CCC

monochromatic

#80262F #AF3541 #CC5561 #DA848D #E8B3B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#CC5561 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#CC5561 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC5561

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC5561	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC5561	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706D61

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F855E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE425A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc5561;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 85, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.151 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1898d',
    500: '#cc5561',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc5561;
$custom-light: #e1898d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc5561",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.95,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60542,
    "c": 0.15126,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC5561

secondary

#A6D7D2

accent

#DDCE4B

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDF0F0

border

#D5CBCB

text

#160C0C

muted

#847D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC5561

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

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