#CC4048#CC4048

#CC4048 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.176 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4048
RGB	rgb(204, 64, 72)
HSL	hsl(357, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(357, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 64.7%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.23, 55.47, 27.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.23, 61.78, 26.12°)
OKLab	oklab(57.52% 0.1637 0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(57.52% 0.176 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.9078, 16.9760, 7.9368)
Luminance	0.1697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4048 #40CCC4

analogous

#CC408E #CC4048 #CC7E40

triadic

#CC4048 #48CC40 #4048CC

tetradic

#CC4048 #8ECC40 #40CCC4 #7E40CC

square

#CC4048 #8ECC40 #40CCC4 #7E40CC

split-complementary

#CC4048 #40CC7E #408ECC

monochromatic

#731F23 #A32C32 #CC4048 #D97076 #E6A1A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#CC4048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#CC4048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4048

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4048	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666047

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E01944

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 64, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.176 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37d7b',
    500: '#cc4048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4048;
$custom-light: #e37d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.571,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57517,
    "c": 0.17603,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4048

secondary

#95D2CF

accent

#E1D847

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170A09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4048

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

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