#CC2D42#CC2D42

#CC2D42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.194 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC2D42
RGB	rgb(204, 45, 66)
HSL	hsl(352, 64%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(352, 78%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.9%, 67.6%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.79, 61.66, 27.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.79, 67.61, 24.22°)
OKLab	oklab(55.67% 0.1822 0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(55.67% 0.194 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.8266, 15.1116, 6.6575)
Luminance	0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC2D42 #2DCCB7

analogous

#CC2D92 #CC2D42 #CC672D

triadic

#CC2D42 #42CC2D #2D42CC

tetradic

#CC2D42 #92CC2D #2DCCB7 #672DCC

square

#CC2D42 #92CC2D #2DCCB7 #672DCC

split-complementary

#CC2D42 #2DCC67 #2D92CC

monochromatic

#681722 #9A2232 #CC2D42 #DB5B6C #E68D99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#CC2D42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#CC2D42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC2D42

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC2D42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC2D42	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5742

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E00037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc2d42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 45, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.194 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47576',
    500: '#cc2d42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc2d42;
$custom-light: #e47576;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc2d42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.075,
    "s": 63.855,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55668,
    "c": 0.19351,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC2D42

secondary

#85D0C6

accent

#E7D141

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170908

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC2D42

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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