#CC423C#CC423C

#CC423C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.175 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC423C
RGB	rgb(204, 66, 60)
HSL	hsl(3, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(3, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 70.6%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.34, 54.04, 34.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.34, 64.04, 32.45°)
OKLab	oklab(57.54% 0.1568 0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(57.54% 0.175 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.6687, 17.0641, 6.1109)
Luminance	0.1706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC423C #3CC6CC

analogous

#CC3C7E #CC423C #CC8A3C

triadic

#CC423C #3CCC42 #423CCC

tetradic

#CC423C #7ECC3C #3CC6CC #8A3CCC

square

#CC423C #7ECC3C #3CC6CC #8A3CCC

split-complementary

#CC423C #3CCC8A #3C7ECC

monochromatic

#70211D #A12F2A #CC423C #D9716D #E5A09D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#CC423C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#CC423C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC423C

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC423C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC423C	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69603A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7E38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E01A42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc423c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 66, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.175 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47e72',
    500: '#cc423c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc423c;
$custom-light: #e47e72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc423c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.5,
    "s": 58.537,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57543,
    "c": 0.17546,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC423C

secondary

#92CFD1

accent

#DBE246

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC423C

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

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