#CC4234#CC4234

#CC4234 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.177 H 29.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4234
RGB	rgb(204, 66, 52)
HSL	hsl(6, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(6, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 74.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.24, 53.69, 38.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.24, 66.22, 35.83°)
OKLab	oklab(57.44% 0.154 0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(57.44% 0.177 29.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.4729, 16.9858, 5.0801)
Luminance	0.1698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4234 #34BECC

analogous

#CC3472 #CC4234 #CC8E34

triadic

#CC4234 #34CC42 #4234CC

tetradic

#CC4234 #72CC34 #34BECC #8E34CC

square

#CC4234 #72CC34 #34BECC #8E34CC

split-complementary

#CC4234 #34CC8E #3472CC

monochromatic

#6B221B #9C3227 #CC4234 #D87065 #E59D96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#CC4234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#CC4234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4234

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4234	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)

#695F31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7E2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E01740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 66, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.177 29.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47e6c',
    500: '#cc4234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4234;
$custom-light: #e47e6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.526,
    "s": 59.843,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57437,
    "c": 0.17675,
    "h": 29.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4234

secondary

#8CCAD0

accent

#D4E345

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEB

border

#D6CAC6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4234

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

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