#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
RGBrgb(204, 66, 54)
HSLhsl(5, 60%, 51%)
HSVhsv(5, 74%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67.6%, 73.5%, 20%)
CIE-LABlab(48.27, 53.77, 37.68)
CIE-LCHlch(48.27, 65.66, 35.02°)
OKLaboklab(57.46% 0.1547 0.0848)
OKLCHoklch(57.46% 0.176 28.7)
XYZxyz(27.5190, 17.0042, 5.3224)
Luminance0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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
##CC42361.004.774.404.77
#FFFFFF4.771.0021.001.00
#0000004.4021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.771.0021.001.00

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

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#CC4236 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva