#CC5E3E#CC5E3E
#CC5E3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.148 H 37.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC5E3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 94, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 69.6%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.16, 41.48, 38.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.16, 56.81, 43.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.19% 0.118 0.0889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.19% 0.148 37) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7769, 21.1943, 7.0794) |
| Luminance | 0.2119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.59
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.03
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.10
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.96
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.37
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC5E3E #3EACCC
analogous
#CC3E65 #CC5E3E #CCA53E
triadic
#CC5E3E #3ECC5E #5E3ECC
tetradic
#CC5E3E #65CC3E #3EACCC #A53ECC
square
#CC5E3E #65CC3E #3EACCC #A53ECC
split-complementary
#CC5E3E #3ECCA5 #3E65CC
monochromatic
#72311E #A2462B #CC5E3E #D9866E #E6AF9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#CC5E3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#CC5E3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC5E3E
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC5E3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC5E3E | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C703A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96883B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF4857
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc5e3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 94, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.148 37.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28e74',
500: '#cc5e3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc5e3e; $custom-light: #e28e74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc5e3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 94,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.521,
"s": 58.197,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61188,
"c": 0.14772,
"h": 37
},
"luminance": 0.21191
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC5E3E
secondary
#94C4D2
accent
#BEE146
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B