#CC4238#CC4238

#CC4238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.176 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4238
RGB	rgb(204, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(4, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(4, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 72.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.29, 53.86, 36.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.29, 65.11, 34.18°)
OKLab	oklab(57.49% 0.1554 0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(57.49% 0.176 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.5669, 17.0234, 5.5749)
Luminance	0.1702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4238 #38C2CC

analogous

#CC3878 #CC4238 #CC8C38

triadic

#CC4238 #38CC42 #4238CC

tetradic

#CC4238 #78CC38 #38C2CC #8C38CC

square

#CC4238 #78CC38 #38C2CC #8C38CC

split-complementary

#CC4238 #38CC8C #3878CC

monochromatic

#6E221C #9E3129 #CC4238 #D87069 #E59F99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#CC4238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#CC4238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4238

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4238	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)

#696036

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7E33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E01841

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.176 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47e6f',
    500: '#cc4238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4238;
$custom-light: #e47e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.054,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57488,
    "c": 0.17609,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4238

secondary

#8FCCD1

accent

#D8E245

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4238

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

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