#CC4448#CC4448

#CC4448 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.172 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4448
RGB	rgb(204, 68, 72)
HSL	hsl(358, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(358, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 64.7%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.81, 53.88, 27.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.81, 60.69, 27.40°)
OKLab	oklab(57.95% 0.1587 0.0663)
OKLCH	oklch(57.95% 0.172 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.1415, 17.4435, 8.0147)
Luminance	0.1744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4448 #44CCC8

analogous

#CC448C #CC4448 #CC8444

triadic

#CC4448 #48CC44 #4448CC

tetradic

#CC4448 #8CCC44 #44CCC8 #8444CC

square

#CC4448 #8CCC44 #44CCC8 #8444CC

split-complementary

#CC4448 #44CC84 #448CCC

monochromatic

#762023 #A62D31 #CC4448 #D97477 #E6A4A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#CC4448 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#CC4448 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4448

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4448	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4448	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686247

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7F44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02247

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4448;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 68, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.172 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37f7b',
    500: '#cc4448',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4448;
$custom-light: #e37f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4448",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.235,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57954,
    "c": 0.17197,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4448

secondary

#99D3D1

accent

#E0DC47

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4448

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

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