#CC5E4E#CC5E4E
#CC5E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.143 H 30.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC5E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 94, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 61.8%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.38, 42.44, 30.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.38, 52.07, 35.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.43% 0.1239 0.0719) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.43% 0.143 30.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2824, 21.3965, 9.7415) |
| Luminance | 0.2139 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.07
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.41
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.93
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.58
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.09
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC5E4E #4EBCCC
analogous
#CC4E7D #CC5E4E #CC9D4E
triadic
#CC5E4E #4ECC5E #5E4ECC
tetradic
#CC5E4E #7DCC4E #4EBCCC #9D4ECC
square
#CC5E4E #7DCC4E #4EBCCC #9D4ECC
split-complementary
#CC5E4E #4ECC9D #4E7DCC
monochromatic
#7C2F24 #AB4131 #CC5E4E #DA897E #E7B4AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#CC5E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#CC5E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC5E4E
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC5E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC5E4E | 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)
#7A714C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95884C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF4A5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc5e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 94, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.143 30.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18f80',
500: '#cc5e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc5e4e; $custom-light: #e18f80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc5e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 94,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.619,
"s": 55.263,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61425,
"c": 0.14324,
"h": 30.1
},
"luminance": 0.21393
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC5E4E
secondary
#A1CFD5
accent
#CCDF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160D0A
muted
#847D7C