#CC5B42#CC5B42
#CC5B42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.149 H 33.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC5B42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 91, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 67.6%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.64, 43.17, 36.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.64, 56.23, 39.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.81% 0.124 0.0834) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.81% 0.149 33.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6291, 20.7167, 7.5917) |
| Luminance | 0.2071 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.46
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.81
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.13
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.45
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.71
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC5B42 #42B3CC
analogous
#CC426E #CC5B42 #CCA042
triadic
#CC5B42 #42CC5B #5B42CC
tetradic
#CC5B42 #6ECC42 #42B3CC #A042CC
square
#CC5B42 #6ECC42 #42B3CC #A042CC
split-complementary
#CC5B42 #42CCA0 #426ECC
monochromatic
#742F1F #A4422C #CC5B42 #D98572 #E6AFA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#CC5B42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.14
#CC5B42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC5B42
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC5B42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC5B42 | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796E3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95873F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF4455
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc5b42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 91, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.149 33.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28d77',
500: '#cc5b42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc5b42; $custom-light: #e28d77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc5b42",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 91,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.87,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60807,
"c": 0.14943,
"h": 33.9
},
"luminance": 0.20713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC5B42
secondary
#97C8D3
accent
#C5E147
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B