#CC4738#CC4738

#CC4738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.171 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4738
RGB	rgb(204, 71, 56)
HSL	hsl(6, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(6, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 72.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.05, 51.80, 37.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.05, 63.92, 35.86°)
OKLab	oklab(58.06% 0.149 0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(58.06% 0.171 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.8719, 17.6334, 5.6766)
Luminance	0.1763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4738 #38BDCC

analogous

#CC3873 #CC4738 #CC9138

triadic

#CC4738 #38CC47 #4738CC

tetradic

#CC4738 #73CC38 #38BDCC #9138CC

square

#CC4738 #73CC38 #38BDCC #9138CC

split-complementary

#CC4738 #38CC91 #3873CC

monochromatic

#6E241C #9E3429 #CC4738 #D87469 #E5A199

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#CC4738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#CC4738 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4738

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4738	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6235

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02344

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 71, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.171 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4816f',
    500: '#cc4738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4738;
$custom-light: #e4816f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.081,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58057,
    "c": 0.17135,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4738

secondary

#8FCAD1

accent

#D2E245

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4738

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

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