#CC4253#CC4253

#CC4253 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.173 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4253
RGB	rgb(204, 66, 83)
HSL	hsl(353, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(353, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 59.3%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.71, 55.39, 21.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.71, 59.32, 20.97°)
OKLab	oklab(57.94% 0.1655 0.0519)
OKLCH	oklch(57.94% 0.173 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.4141, 17.3623, 10.0370)
Luminance	0.1736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4253 #42CCBB

analogous

#CC4298 #CC4253 #CC7642

triadic

#CC4253 #53CC42 #4253CC

tetradic

#CC4253 #98CC42 #42CCBB #7642CC

square

#CC4253 #98CC42 #42CCBB #7642CC

split-complementary

#CC4253 #42CC76 #4298CC

monochromatic

#741F2A #A42C3B #CC4253 #D9727F #E6A2AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#CC4253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#CC4253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4253

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4253	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666153

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897E4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2249

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 66, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.173 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27f83',
    500: '#cc4253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4253;
$custom-light: #e27f83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.609,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57941,
    "c": 0.17346,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4253

secondary

#97D3CB

accent

#E1CE47

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#170B0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4253

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

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