#CC342E#CC342E

#CC342E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.190 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC342E
RGB	rgb(204, 52, 46)
HSL	hsl(2, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(2, 77%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 77.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.30, 58.61, 39.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.30, 70.95, 34.31°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% 0.1683 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.19 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.6261, 15.4948, 4.1731)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC342E #2EC6CC

analogous

#CC2E77 #CC342E #CC832E

triadic

#CC342E #2ECC34 #342ECC

tetradic

#CC342E #77CC2E #2EC6CC #832ECC

square

#CC342E #77CC2E #2EC6CC #832ECC

split-complementary

#CC342E #2ECC83 #2E77CC

monochromatic

#681B17 #9A2723 #CC342E #DA625D #E6928F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#CC342E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#CC342E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC342E

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC342E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC342E	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62592C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887A28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E10034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc342e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 52, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.190 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e57768',
    500: '#cc342e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc342e;
$custom-light: #e57768;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc342e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.278,
    "s": 63.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55968,
    "c": 0.18979,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC342E

secondary

#86CDD0

accent

#E0E642

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEB

border

#D7C9C6

text

#180A06

muted

#867C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC342E

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

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