#CC5C49#CC5C49
#CC5C49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.147 H 31.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC5C49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 92, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 64.2%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.92, 43.10, 32.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.92, 53.95, 36.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.05% 0.125 0.0765) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.05% 0.147 31.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9343, 20.9764, 8.7746) |
| Luminance | 0.2097 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.92
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.93
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.50
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.44
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.85
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC5C49 #49B9CC
analogous
#CC4978 #CC5C49 #CC9D49
triadic
#CC5C49 #49CC5C #5C49CC
tetradic
#CC5C49 #78CC49 #49B9CC #9D49CC
square
#CC5C49 #78CC49 #49B9CC #9D49CC
split-complementary
#CC5C49 #49CC9D #4978CC
monochromatic
#792E22 #A9412F #CC5C49 #D98779 #E7B2A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#CC5C49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.19
#CC5C49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC5C49
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC5C49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC5C49 | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.19 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796F47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958846
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF4658
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc5c49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 92, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.147 31.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28d7c',
500: '#cc5c49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc5c49; $custom-light: #e28d7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc5c49",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 92,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.702,
"s": 56.223,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61054,
"c": 0.14656,
"h": 31.5
},
"luminance": 0.20973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC5C49
secondary
#9DCCD4
accent
#CAE048
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170C09
muted
#857D7B