#CC4455#CC4455

#CC4455 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.171 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4455
RGB	rgb(204, 68, 85)
HSL	hsl(353, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(353, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 58.3%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.05, 54.73, 20.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.05, 58.43, 20.50°)
OKLab	oklab(58.2% 0.1637 0.0503)
OKLCH	oklch(58.2% 0.171 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.6114, 17.6314, 10.4892)
Luminance	0.1763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4455 #44CCBB

analogous

#CC4499 #CC4455 #CC7744

triadic

#CC4455 #55CC44 #4455CC

tetradic

#CC4455 #99CC44 #44CCBB #7744CC

square

#CC4455 #99CC44 #44CCBB #7744CC

split-complementary

#CC4455 #44CC77 #4499CC

monochromatic

#76202B #A62D3C #CC4455 #D97481 #E6A4AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#CC4455 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#CC4455 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4455

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4455	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4455	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666355

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897F52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF274B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4455;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 68, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.171 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e28084',
    500: '#cc4455',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4455;
$custom-light: #e28084;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4455",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.5,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58202,
    "c": 0.17128,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4455

secondary

#99D3CC

accent

#E0CD47

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#170B0B

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4455

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

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