#CC5A48#CC5A48
#CC5A48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.149 H 30.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC5A48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 90, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 65%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 64.7%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.53, 44.01, 32.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.53, 54.73, 36.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.75% 0.1277 0.0766) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.75% 0.149 30.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7305, 20.6213, 8.5444) |
| Luminance | 0.2062 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.66
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.68
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.11
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.28
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.97
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC5A48 #48BACC
analogous
#CC4878 #CC5A48 #CC9C48
triadic
#CC5A48 #48CC5A #5A48CC
tetradic
#CC5A48 #78CC48 #48BACC #9C48CC
square
#CC5A48 #78CC48 #48BACC #9C48CC
split-complementary
#CC5A48 #48CC9C #4878CC
monochromatic
#782D21 #A83F2F #CC5A48 #D98578 #E7B0A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#CC5A48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#CC5A48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC5A48
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC5A48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC5A48 | 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)
#786E46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948745
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF4456
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc5a48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 90, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.149 30.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28c7b',
500: '#cc5a48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc5a48; $custom-light: #e28c7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc5a48",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 90,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.182,
"s": 56.41,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60753,
"c": 0.14888,
"h": 30.9
},
"luminance": 0.20618
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC5A48
secondary
#9CCCD4
accent
#CBE048
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170C09
muted
#857D7B