#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
RGBrgb(204, 66, 86)
HSLhsl(351, 58%, 53%)
HSVhsv(351, 68%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67.6%, 57.8%, 20%)
CIE-LABlab(48.77, 55.60, 19.50)
CIE-LCHlch(48.77, 58.92, 19.32°)
OKLaboklab(58% 0.1667 0.0481)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.173 16.1)
XYZxyz(28.5325, 17.4096, 10.6602)
Luminance0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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
##CC42561.004.694.484.69
#FFFFFF4.691.0021.001.00
#0000004.4821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.691.0021.001.00

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

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#CC4256 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva