#CC4045#CC4045

#CC4045 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.176 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4045
RGB	rgb(204, 64, 69)
HSL	hsl(358, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(358, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 66.2%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.18, 55.30, 28.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.18, 62.41, 27.60°)
OKLab	oklab(57.47% 0.1626 0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(57.47% 0.176 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.8123, 16.9378, 7.4339)
Luminance	0.1693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4045 #40CCC7

analogous

#CC408B #CC4045 #CC8140

triadic

#CC4045 #45CC40 #4045CC

tetradic

#CC4045 #8BCC40 #40CCC7 #8140CC

square

#CC4045 #8BCC40 #40CCC7 #8140CC

split-complementary

#CC4045 #40CC81 #408BCC

monochromatic

#731F22 #A32C30 #CC4045 #D97074 #E6A1A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#CC4045 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#CC4045 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4045

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4045	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4045	1.00	4.79	4.39	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7D41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E01843

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4045;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 64, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.176 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37d78',
    500: '#cc4045',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4045;
$custom-light: #e37d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4045",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.857,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57466,
    "c": 0.17629,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4045

secondary

#95D2D0

accent

#E1DC47

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170A09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4045

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

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