#CC4235#CC4235

#CC4235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.177 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4235
RGB	rgb(204, 66, 53)
HSL	hsl(5, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(5, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 74%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 53.73, 38.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 65.94, 35.43°)
OKLab	oklab(57.45% 0.1544 0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(57.45% 0.177 29)
XYZ	xyz(27.4957, 16.9949, 5.2000)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4235 #35BFCC

analogous

#CC3573 #CC4235 #CC8E35

triadic

#CC4235 #35CC42 #4235CC

tetradic

#CC4235 #73CC35 #35BFCC #8E35CC

square

#CC4235 #73CC35 #35BFCC #8E35CC

split-complementary

#CC4235 #35CC8E #3573CC

monochromatic

#6B221B #9C3227 #CC4235 #D87066 #E59D97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#CC4235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#CC4235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4235

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4235	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7E30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E01740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 66, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.177 29.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47e6d',
    500: '#cc4235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4235;
$custom-light: #e47e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.166,
    "s": 59.684,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5745,
    "c": 0.17658,
    "h": 29
  },
  "luminance": 0.16991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4235

secondary

#8DCAD0

accent

#D5E345

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEB

border

#D6CAC6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4235

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

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