#CC5B59#CC5B59
#CC5B59 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.145 H 23.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC5B59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 91, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 53%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 56.4%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.00, 44.72, 23.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.00, 50.43, 27.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.2% 0.1327 0.0572) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.2% 0.145 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4486, 21.0445, 11.9078) |
| Luminance | 0.2104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 0.80
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 1.84
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.57
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.90
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.68
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC5B59 #59CACC
analogous
#CC5991 #CC5B59 #CC9459
triadic
#CC5B59 #59CC5B #5B59CC
tetradic
#CC5B59 #91CC59 #59CACC #9459CC
square
#CC5B59 #91CC59 #59CACC #9459CC
split-complementary
#CC5B59 #59CC94 #5991CC
monochromatic
#832A28 #B13936 #CC5B59 #DA8988 #E9B8B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#CC5B59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#CC5B59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC5B59
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC5B59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC5B59 | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#767058
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928756
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE485B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc5b59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 91, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.145 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18d88',
500: '#cc5b59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc5b59; $custom-light: #e18d88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc5b59",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 91,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.043,
"s": 52.995,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61196,
"c": 0.14453,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.21041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC5B59
secondary
#A9D7D8
accent
#DADC4B
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#160C0B
muted
#847D7C