#CC4446#CC4446

#CC4446 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.172 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4446
RGB	rgb(204, 68, 70)
HSL	hsl(359, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(359, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 65.7%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.78, 53.76, 29.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.78, 61.12, 28.40°)
OKLab	oklab(57.92% 0.1579 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(57.92% 0.172 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.0773, 17.4178, 7.6767)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4446 #44CCCA

analogous

#CC448A #CC4446 #CC8644

triadic

#CC4446 #46CC44 #4446CC

tetradic

#CC4446 #8ACC44 #44CCCA #8644CC

square

#CC4446 #8ACC44 #44CCCA #8644CC

split-complementary

#CC4446 #44CC86 #448ACC

monochromatic

#762021 #A62D2F #CC4446 #D97476 #E6A4A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#CC4446 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#CC4446 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4446

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4446	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4446	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696145

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7F42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02146

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4446;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 68, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.172 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37f79',
    500: '#cc4446',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4446;
$custom-light: #e37f79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4446",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.118,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5792,
    "c": 0.17218,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4446

secondary

#99D3D2

accent

#E0DE47

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4446

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

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