#CC4550#CC4550
#CC4550 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.170 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC4550 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 69, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.2%, 60.8%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.10, 53.98, 23.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.10, 58.88, 23.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.21% 0.1605 0.0571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.21% 0.17 19.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4807, 17.6767, 9.5001) |
| Luminance | 0.1767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.57
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.67
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.45
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.46
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.21
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC4550 #45CCC1
analogous
#CC4593 #CC4550 #CC7D45
triadic
#CC4550 #50CC45 #4550CC
tetradic
#CC4550 #93CC45 #45CCC1 #7D45CC
square
#CC4550 #93CC45 #45CCC1 #7D45CC
split-complementary
#CC4550 #45CC7D #4593CC
monochromatic
#762027 #A62E37 #CC4550 #D9757D #E6A5AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.63
#CC4550 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.53
#CC4550 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CC4550
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC4550 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC4550 | 1.00 | 4.63 | 4.53 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#68634F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7F4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF274A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc4550; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 69, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.170 19.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28081',
500: '#cc4550',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc4550; $custom-light: #e28081; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc4550",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 69,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.111,
"s": 56.962,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58213,
"c": 0.17032,
"h": 19.6
},
"luminance": 0.17673
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC4550
secondary
#99D3CF
accent
#E0D448
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#170B0A
muted
#857C7C