#CC4548#CC4548

#CC4548 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.171 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4548
RGB	rgb(204, 69, 72)
HSL	hsl(359, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(359, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.2%, 64.7%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.96, 53.47, 28.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.96, 60.42, 27.74°)
OKLab	oklab(58.07% 0.1574 0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(58.07% 0.171 23)
XYZ	xyz(28.2025, 17.5654, 8.0350)
Luminance	0.1756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4548 #45CCC9

analogous

#CC458B #CC4548 #CC8545

triadic

#CC4548 #48CC45 #4548CC

tetradic

#CC4548 #8BCC45 #45CCC9 #8545CC

square

#CC4548 #8BCC45 #45CCC9 #8545CC

split-complementary

#CC4548 #45CC85 #458BCC

monochromatic

#762022 #A62E30 #CC4548 #D97577 #E6A5A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#CC4548 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#CC4548 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4548

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4548	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4548	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)

#696247

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7F44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02447

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4548;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 69, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.171 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e3807b',
    500: '#cc4548',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4548;
$custom-light: #e3807b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4548",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.667,
    "s": 56.962,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58067,
    "c": 0.17094,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.17561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4548

secondary

#99D3D2

accent

#E0DD48

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4548

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

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