#CC4638#CC4638

#CC4638 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.172 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4638
RGB	rgb(204, 70, 56)
HSL	hsl(6, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(6, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.7%, 72.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.89, 52.22, 37.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.89, 64.15, 35.51°)
OKLab	oklab(57.94% 0.1503 0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(57.94% 0.172 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.8088, 17.5072, 5.6555)
Luminance	0.1750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4638 #38BECC

analogous

#CC3874 #CC4638 #CC9038

triadic

#CC4638 #38CC46 #4638CC

tetradic

#CC4638 #74CC38 #38BECC #9038CC

square

#CC4638 #74CC38 #38BECC #9038CC

split-complementary

#CC4638 #38CC90 #3874CC

monochromatic

#6E241C #9E3429 #CC4638 #D87369 #E5A199

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#CC4638 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#CC4638 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4638

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4638	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4638	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)

#6B6236

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02144

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4638;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 70, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.172 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4806f',
    500: '#cc4638',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4638;
$custom-light: #e4806f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4638",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.676,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57941,
    "c": 0.1723,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4638

secondary

#8FCAD1

accent

#D4E245

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4638

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

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