#CC423D#CC423D

#CC423D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.175 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC423D
RGB	rgb(204, 66, 61)
HSL	hsl(2, 58%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(2, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 70.1%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.35, 54.09, 33.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.35, 63.78, 32.00°)
OKLab	oklab(57.56% 0.1572 0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(57.56% 0.175 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.6953, 17.0747, 6.2514)
Luminance	0.1707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC423D #3DC7CC

analogous

#CC3D80 #CC423D #CC8A3D

triadic

#CC423D #3DCC42 #423DCC

tetradic

#CC423D #80CC3D #3DC7CC #8A3DCC

square

#CC423D #80CC3D #3DC7CC #8A3DCC

split-complementary

#CC423D #3DCC8A #3D80CC

monochromatic

#71211E #A12F2A #CC423D #D9716D #E5A09E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#CC423D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#CC423D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC423D

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC423D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC423D	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)

#68603B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7E39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E01A42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc423d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 66, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.175 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47e73',
    500: '#cc423d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc423d;
$custom-light: #e47e73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc423d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.098,
    "s": 58.367,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57557,
    "c": 0.17531,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC423D

secondary

#93D0D2

accent

#DCE246

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC423D

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

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