#CC5E4D#CC5E4D
#CC5E4D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.143 H 30.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC5E4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 94, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 62.3%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.37, 42.37, 30.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.37, 52.34, 35.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.41% 0.1235 0.0731) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.41% 0.143 30.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2468, 21.3823, 9.5541) |
| Luminance | 0.2138 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.36
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.60
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.17
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.85
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.41
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC5E4D #4DBBCC
analogous
#CC4D7C #CC5E4D #CC9D4D
triadic
#CC5E4D #4DCC5E #5E4DCC
tetradic
#CC5E4D #7CCC4D #4DBBCC #9D4DCC
square
#CC5E4D #7CCC4D #4DBBCC #9D4DCC
split-complementary
#CC5E4D #4DCC9D #4D7CCC
monochromatic
#7B2F23 #AB4131 #CC5E4D #DA897D #E7B4AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#CC5E4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#CC5E4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC5E4D
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC5E4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC5E4D | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A714B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95884B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF4A5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc5e4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 94, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.143 30.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18f7f',
500: '#cc5e4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc5e4d; $custom-light: #e18f7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc5e4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 94,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.031,
"s": 55.459,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61408,
"c": 0.14349,
"h": 30.6
},
"luminance": 0.21379
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC5E4D
secondary
#A0CED5
accent
#CBDF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160D0A
muted
#847D7C