#CC4444#CC4444

#CC4444 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.172 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4444
RGB	rgb(204, 68, 68)
HSL	hsl(0, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 66.7%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.75, 53.65, 30.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.75, 61.57, 29.38°)
OKLab	oklab(57.89% 0.1572 0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(57.89% 0.172 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.0153, 17.3929, 7.3497)
Luminance	0.1739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4444 #44CCCC

analogous

#CC4488 #CC4444 #CC8844

triadic

#CC4444 #44CC44 #4444CC

tetradic

#CC4444 #88CC44 #44CCCC #8844CC

square

#CC4444 #88CC44 #44CCCC #8844CC

split-complementary

#CC4444 #44CC88 #4488CC

monochromatic

#762020 #A62D2D #CC4444 #D97474 #E6A4A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#CC4444 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#CC4444 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4444

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4444	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4444	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)

#696143

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7F40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02146

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4444;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 68, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.172 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37f78',
    500: '#cc4444',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4444;
$custom-light: #e37f78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4444",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57887,
    "c": 0.17241,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4444

secondary

#99D3D3

accent

#E0E047

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4444

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

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