#CC4451#CC4451

#CC4451 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.171 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4451
RGB	rgb(204, 68, 81)
HSL	hsl(354, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(354, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 60.3%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.97, 54.45, 22.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.97, 59.02, 22.69°)
OKLab	oklab(58.12% 0.1622 0.0554)
OKLCH	oklch(58.12% 0.171 18.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.4569, 17.5696, 9.6758)
Luminance	0.1757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4451 #44CCBF

analogous

#CC4495 #CC4451 #CC7B44

triadic

#CC4451 #51CC44 #4451CC

tetradic

#CC4451 #95CC44 #44CCBF #7B44CC

square

#CC4451 #95CC44 #44CCBF #7B44CC

split-complementary

#CC4451 #44CC7B #4495CC

monochromatic

#762028 #A62D39 #CC4451 #D9747E #E6A4AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#CC4451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#CC4451 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4451

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4451	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676251

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7F4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF254A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 68, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.171 18.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e28081',
    500: '#cc4451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4451;
$custom-light: #e28081;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.265,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58121,
    "c": 0.17136,
    "h": 18.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4451

secondary

#99D3CE

accent

#E0D247

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4451

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

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