#CC4049#CC4049

#CC4049 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.176 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4049
RGB	rgb(204, 64, 73)
HSL	hsl(356, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(356, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 64.2%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 55.53, 26.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 61.58, 25.61°)
OKLab	oklab(57.54% 0.1641 0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(57.54% 0.176 21.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.9407, 16.9892, 8.1100)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4049 #40CCC3

analogous

#CC408F #CC4049 #CC7D40

triadic

#CC4049 #49CC40 #4049CC

tetradic

#CC4049 #8FCC40 #40CCC3 #7D40CC

square

#CC4049 #8FCC40 #40CCC3 #7D40CC

split-complementary

#CC4049 #40CC7D #408FCC

monochromatic

#731F24 #A32C33 #CC4049 #D97077 #E6A1A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#CC4049 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#CC4049 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4049

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4049	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4049	1.00	4.78	4.40	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666048

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E01A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4049;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 64, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.176 21.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37d7b',
    500: '#cc4049',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4049;
$custom-light: #e37d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4049",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.143,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57535,
    "c": 0.17596,
    "h": 21.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4049

secondary

#95D2CE

accent

#E1D747

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170A09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4049

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

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