#CC473C#CC473C

#CC473C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.171 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC473C
RGB	rgb(204, 71, 60)
HSL	hsl(5, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(5, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 70.6%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.10, 51.99, 35.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.10, 62.81, 34.13°)
OKLab	oklab(58.11% 0.1503 0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(58.11% 0.171 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.9737, 17.6741, 6.2125)
Luminance	0.1767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC473C #3CC1CC

analogous

#CC3C79 #CC473C #CC8F3C

triadic

#CC473C #3CCC47 #473CCC

tetradic

#CC473C #79CC3C #3CC1CC #8F3CCC

square

#CC473C #79CC3C #3CC1CC #8F3CCC

split-complementary

#CC473C #3CCC8F #3C79CC

monochromatic

#70241D #A1332A #CC473C #D9756D #E5A39D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#CC473C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#CC473C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC473C

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC473C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC473C	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)

#6C623A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02445

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc473c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 71, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.171 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38172',
    500: '#cc473c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc473c;
$custom-light: #e38172;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc473c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.583,
    "s": 58.537,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58111,
    "c": 0.17063,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC473C

secondary

#92CDD1

accent

#D6E246

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC473C

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

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