#CC5B48#CC5B48
#CC5B48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.148 H 31.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC5B48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 91, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 65%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 64.7%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.72, 43.52, 32.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.72, 54.48, 36.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.9% 0.1262 0.077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.9% 0.148 31.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8154, 20.7912, 8.5727) |
| Luminance | 0.2079 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.90
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.94
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.44
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.49
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.93
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC5B48 #48B9CC
analogous
#CC4877 #CC5B48 #CC9D48
triadic
#CC5B48 #48CC5B #5B48CC
tetradic
#CC5B48 #77CC48 #48B9CC #9D48CC
square
#CC5B48 #77CC48 #48B9CC #9D48CC
split-complementary
#CC5B48 #48CC9D #4877CC
monochromatic
#782E21 #A8402F #CC5B48 #D98678 #E7B1A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#CC5B48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.16
#CC5B48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC5B48
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC5B48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC5B48 | 1.00 | 4.07 | 5.16 | 5.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786F46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948745
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF4557
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc5b48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 91, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.148 31.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28d7b',
500: '#cc5b48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc5b48; $custom-light: #e28d7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc5b48",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 91,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.636,
"s": 56.41,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60895,
"c": 0.14784,
"h": 31.4
},
"luminance": 0.20787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC5B48
secondary
#9CCCD4
accent
#CAE048
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170C09
muted
#857D7B