#CC5742#CC5742

#CC5742 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.153 H 32.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC5742
RGB	rgb(204, 87, 66)
HSL	hsl(9, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(9, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.4%, 67.6%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.89, 45.10, 35.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.89, 57.18, 37.93°)
OKLab	oklab(60.24% 0.13 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(60.24% 0.153 32.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.2962, 20.0509, 7.4807)
Luminance	0.2005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC5742 #42B7CC

analogous

#CC4272 #CC5742 #CC9C42

triadic

#CC5742 #42CC57 #5742CC

tetradic

#CC5742 #72CC42 #42B7CC #9C42CC

square

#CC5742 #72CC42 #42B7CC #9C42CC

split-complementary

#CC5742 #42CC9C #4272CC

monochromatic

#742C1F #A43F2C #CC5742 #D98272 #E6ADA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#CC5742 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#CC5742 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC5742

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC5742	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC5742	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766C3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93853F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF3F52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc5742;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 87, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.153 32.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e28a77',
    500: '#cc5742',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc5742;
$custom-light: #e28a77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc5742",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.13,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60244,
    "c": 0.1534,
    "h": 32.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC5742

secondary

#97CAD3

accent

#C9E147

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDF0ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#170C08

muted

#857D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC5742

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

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