#CC4140#CC4140

#CC4140 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.176 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4140
RGB	rgb(204, 65, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.1%, 68.6%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 54.64, 31.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 63.29, 30.30°)
OKLab	oklab(57.49% 0.1595 0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(57.49% 0.176 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.7205, 16.9921, 6.6696)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4140 #40CBCC

analogous

#CC4085 #CC4140 #CC8740

triadic

#CC4140 #40CC41 #4140CC

tetradic

#CC4140 #85CC40 #40CBCC #8740CC

square

#CC4140 #85CC40 #40CBCC #8740CC

split-complementary

#CC4140 #40CC87 #4085CC

monochromatic

#731F1F #A32C2C #CC4140 #D97170 #E6A1A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#CC4140 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#CC4140 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4140

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4140	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4140	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)

#68603F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7E3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E01842

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4140;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 65, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.176 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37e75',
    500: '#cc4140',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4140;
$custom-light: #e37e75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4140",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.429,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57493,
    "c": 0.17588,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4140

secondary

#95D2D2

accent

#E0E147

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4140

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

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