#CC4256#CC4256

#CC4256 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.173 H 16.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4256
RGB	rgb(204, 66, 86)
HSL	hsl(351, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(351, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 57.8%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.77, 55.60, 19.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.77, 58.92, 19.32°)
OKLab	oklab(58% 0.1667 0.0481)
OKLCH	oklch(58% 0.173 16.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.5325, 17.4096, 10.6602)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4256 #42CCB8

analogous

#CC429B #CC4256 #CC7342

triadic

#CC4256 #56CC42 #4256CC

tetradic

#CC4256 #9BCC42 #42CCB8 #7342CC

square

#CC4256 #9BCC42 #42CCB8 #7342CC

split-complementary

#CC4256 #42CC73 #429BCC

monochromatic

#741F2C #A42C3E #CC4256 #D97281 #E6A2AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#CC4256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#CC4256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4256

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4256	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)

#656256

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887E52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF234A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 66, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.173 16.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27f85',
    500: '#cc4256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4256;
$custom-light: #e27f85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.304,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58004,
    "c": 0.17348,
    "h": 16.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4256

secondary

#97D3CA

accent

#E1CA47

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#170B0B

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4256

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

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