#CC5A46#CC5A46
#CC5A46 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.149 H 31.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC5A46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 90, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 65.7%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.50, 43.89, 33.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.50, 55.29, 37.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.72% 0.1269 0.0787) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.72% 0.149 31.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6663, 20.5957, 8.2063) |
| Luminance | 0.2059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.15
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.27
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.68
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.76
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.82
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC5A46 #46B8CC
analogous
#CC4675 #CC5A46 #CC9D46
triadic
#CC5A46 #46CC5A #5A46CC
tetradic
#CC5A46 #75CC46 #46B8CC #9D46CC
square
#CC5A46 #75CC46 #46B8CC #9D46CC
split-complementary
#CC5A46 #46CC9D #4675CC
monochromatic
#772E21 #A7402E #CC5A46 #D98576 #E6B0A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#CC5A46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#CC5A46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC5A46
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC5A46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC5A46 | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786E44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948743
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF4356
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc5a46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 90, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.149 31.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28c7a',
500: '#cc5a46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc5a46; $custom-light: #e28c7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc5a46",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 90,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.955,
"s": 56.78,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60722,
"c": 0.14936,
"h": 31.8
},
"luminance": 0.20592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC5A46
secondary
#9ACBD4
accent
#C9E048
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C09
muted
#857D7B