#CC4740#CC4740

#CC4740 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.170 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4740
RGB	rgb(204, 71, 64)
HSL	hsl(3, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(3, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 68.6%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.15, 52.19, 33.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.15, 61.76, 32.32°)
OKLab	oklab(58.17% 0.1518 0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(58.17% 0.17 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.0834, 17.7180, 6.7906)
Luminance	0.1771 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4740 #40C5CC

analogous

#CC407F #CC4740 #CC8D40

triadic

#CC4740 #40CC47 #4740CC

tetradic

#CC4740 #7FCC40 #40C5CC #8D40CC

square

#CC4740 #7FCC40 #40C5CC #8D40CC

split-complementary

#CC4740 #40CC8D #407FCC

monochromatic

#73231F #A3322C #CC4740 #D97670 #E6A4A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#CC4740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#CC4740 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4740

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4740	1.00	4.62	4.54	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B633E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02546

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 71, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.170 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38175',
    500: '#cc4740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4740;
$custom-light: #e38175;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58169,
    "c": 0.16996,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4740

secondary

#95CFD2

accent

#D9E147

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4740

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

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