#CC4148#CC4148

#CC4148 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.175 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4148
RGB	rgb(204, 65, 72)
HSL	hsl(357, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(357, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.1%, 64.7%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.37, 55.08, 27.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.37, 61.51, 26.43°)
OKLab	oklab(57.62% 0.1625 0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(57.62% 0.175 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.9647, 17.0898, 7.9558)
Luminance	0.1709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4148 #41CCC5

analogous

#CC418E #CC4148 #CC7F41

triadic

#CC4148 #48CC41 #4148CC

tetradic

#CC4148 #8ECC41 #41CCC5 #7F41CC

square

#CC4148 #8ECC41 #41CCC5 #7F41CC

split-complementary

#CC4148 #41CC7F #418ECC

monochromatic

#741F23 #A42C32 #CC4148 #D97176 #E6A1A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#CC4148 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#CC4148 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4148

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4148	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4148	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676047

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7E44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E01C45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4148;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 65, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.175 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37e7b',
    500: '#cc4148',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4148;
$custom-light: #e37e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4148",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.978,
    "s": 57.676,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57624,
    "c": 0.17502,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4148

secondary

#96D3CF

accent

#E1D947

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170A09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4148

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

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