#CC4236#CC4236

#CC4236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.176 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4236
RGB	rgb(204, 66, 54)
HSL	hsl(5, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(5, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 73.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, 53.77, 37.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 65.66, 35.02°)
OKLab	oklab(57.46% 0.1547 0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(57.46% 0.176 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.5190, 17.0042, 5.3224)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4236 #36C0CC

analogous

#CC3675 #CC4236 #CC8D36

triadic

#CC4236 #36CC42 #4236CC

tetradic

#CC4236 #75CC36 #36C0CC #8D36CC

square

#CC4236 #75CC36 #36C0CC #8D36CC

split-complementary

#CC4236 #36CC8D #3675CC

monochromatic

#6C221B #9D3128 #CC4236 #D87067 #E59E98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#CC4236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#CC4236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4236

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4236	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)

#695F34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7E31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E01740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 66, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.176 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47e6e',
    500: '#cc4236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4236;
$custom-light: #e47e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.8,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57462,
    "c": 0.17642,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4236

secondary

#8ECBD0

accent

#D6E345

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4236

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

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