#CC4538#CC4538

#CC4538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.173 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4538
RGB	rgb(204, 69, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(5, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.2%, 72.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.74, 52.64, 37.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.74, 64.39, 35.17°)
OKLab	oklab(57.83% 0.1516 0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(57.83% 0.173 29)
XYZ	xyz(27.7468, 17.3832, 5.6349)
Luminance	0.1738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4538 #38BFCC

analogous

#CC3875 #CC4538 #CC8F38

triadic

#CC4538 #38CC45 #4538CC

tetradic

#CC4538 #75CC38 #38BFCC #8F38CC

square

#CC4538 #75CC38 #38BFCC #8F38CC

split-complementary

#CC4538 #38CC8F #3875CC

monochromatic

#6E231C #9E3329 #CC4538 #D87369 #E5A099

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#CC4538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#CC4538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4538

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4538	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)

#6B6136

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7F34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E01F43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 69, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.173 29.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4806f',
    500: '#cc4538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4538;
$custom-light: #e4806f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.27,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57825,
    "c": 0.17325,
    "h": 29
  },
  "luminance": 0.17379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4538

secondary

#8FCBD1

accent

#D5E245

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4538

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

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