#CC4445#CC4445

#CC4445 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.172 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4445
RGB	rgb(204, 68, 69)
HSL	hsl(360, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(360, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 66.2%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.77, 53.71, 29.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.77, 61.34, 28.89°)
OKLab	oklab(57.9% 0.1576 0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(57.9% 0.172 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.0460, 17.4053, 7.5118)
Luminance	0.1740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4445 #44CCCB

analogous

#CC4489 #CC4445 #CC8744

triadic

#CC4445 #45CC44 #4445CC

tetradic

#CC4445 #89CC44 #44CCCB #8744CC

square

#CC4445 #89CC44 #44CCCB #8744CC

split-complementary

#CC4445 #44CC87 #4489CC

monochromatic

#762021 #A62D2E #CC4445 #D97475 #E6A4A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#CC4445 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#CC4445 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4445

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4445	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4445	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)

#696144

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7F41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02146

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4445;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 68, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.172 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37f78',
    500: '#cc4445',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4445;
$custom-light: #e37f78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4445",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.559,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57903,
    "c": 0.17229,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4445

secondary

#99D3D3

accent

#E0DF47

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4445

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

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