#CC5E3A#CC5E3A
#CC5E3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.149 H 38.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC5E3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 94, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 72%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 71.6%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.12, 41.27, 40.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.12, 58.11, 44.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.14% 0.1167 0.0926) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.14% 0.149 38.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6711, 21.1520, 6.5224) |
| Luminance | 0.2115 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.15
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.25
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.67
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.69
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.07
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC5E3A #3AA8CC
analogous
#CC3A5F #CC5E3A #CCA73A
triadic
#CC5E3A #3ACC5E #5E3ACC
tetradic
#CC5E3A #5FCC3A #3AA8CC #A73ACC
square
#CC5E3A #5FCC3A #3AA8CC #A73ACC
split-complementary
#CC5E3A #3ACCA7 #3A5FCC
monochromatic
#6F311D #A04629 #CC5E3A #D9866B #E5AD9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#CC5E3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.23
#CC5E3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC5E3A
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC5E3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC5E3A | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.23 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7036
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978837
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E04756
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc5e3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 94, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.149 38.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28e72',
500: '#cc5e3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc5e3a; $custom-light: #e28e72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc5e3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 94,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.795,
"s": 58.871,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61138,
"c": 0.14895,
"h": 38.4
},
"luminance": 0.21148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC5E3A
secondary
#91C1D1
accent
#BCE246
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B