#CC4642#CC4642

#CC4642 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.171 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4642
RGB	rgb(204, 70, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(2, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.7%, 67.6%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, 52.72, 31.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 61.52, 31.03°)
OKLab	oklab(58.08% 0.1538 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(58.08% 0.171 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.0783, 17.6150, 7.0747)
Luminance	0.1761 (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

#CC4642 #42C8CC

analogous

#CC4283 #CC4642 #CC8B42

triadic

#CC4642 #42CC46 #4642CC

tetradic

#CC4642 #83CC42 #42C8CC #8B42CC

square

#CC4642 #83CC42 #42C8CC #8B42CC

split-complementary

#CC4642 #42CC8B #4283CC

monochromatic

#74221F #A4302C #CC4642 #D97572 #E6A4A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#CC4642 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#CC4642 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4642

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4642	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4642	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6240

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7F3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4642;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 70, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.171 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38076',
    500: '#cc4642',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4642;
$custom-light: #e38076;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4642",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.739,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58083,
    "c": 0.17066,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4642

secondary

#97D1D3

accent

#DCE147

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4642

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

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