#CC4255#CC4255

#CC4255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.173 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4255
RGB	rgb(204, 66, 85)
HSL	hsl(352, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(352, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 58.3%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.75, 55.53, 20.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.75, 59.04, 19.88°)
OKLab	oklab(57.98% 0.1663 0.0494)
OKLCH	oklch(57.98% 0.173 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.4925, 17.3936, 10.4495)
Luminance	0.1739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4255 #42CCB9

analogous

#CC429A #CC4255 #CC7442

triadic

#CC4255 #55CC42 #4255CC

tetradic

#CC4255 #9ACC42 #42CCB9 #7442CC

square

#CC4255 #9ACC42 #42CCB9 #7442CC

split-complementary

#CC4255 #42CC74 #429ACC

monochromatic

#741F2B #A42C3D #CC4255 #D97280 #E6A2AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#CC4255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#CC4255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4255

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4255	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656255

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887E51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF234A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 66, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.173 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27f84',
    500: '#cc4255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4255;
$custom-light: #e27f84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.739,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57983,
    "c": 0.17346,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4255

secondary

#97D3CB

accent

#E1CC47

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#170B0B

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4255

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

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