#CC4543#CC4543

#CC4543 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.172 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4543
RGB	rgb(204, 69, 67)
HSL	hsl(1, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(1, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.2%, 67.2%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.89, 53.19, 30.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.89, 61.54, 30.20°)
OKLab	oklab(57.98% 0.1555 0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(57.98% 0.172 25)
XYZ	xyz(28.0460, 17.5028, 7.2107)
Luminance	0.1750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4543 #43CACC

analogous

#CC4385 #CC4543 #CC8943

triadic

#CC4543 #43CC45 #4543CC

tetradic

#CC4543 #85CC43 #43CACC #8943CC

square

#CC4543 #85CC43 #43CACC #8943CC

split-complementary

#CC4543 #43CC89 #4385CC

monochromatic

#752120 #A52F2D #CC4543 #D97573 #E6A4A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#CC4543 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#CC4543 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4543

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4543	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4543	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6242

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7F3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02246

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4543;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 69, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.172 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38077',
    500: '#cc4543',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4543;
$custom-light: #e38077;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4543",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.876,
    "s": 57.322,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57984,
    "c": 0.17153,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.17499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4543

secondary

#98D2D3

accent

#DEE147

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4543

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

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