#CC4836#CC4836

#CC4836 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.171 H 30.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4836
RGB	rgb(204, 72, 54)
HSL	hsl(7, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(7, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 73.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.18, 51.29, 38.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.18, 64.25, 37.03°)
OKLab	oklab(58.15% 0.147 0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(58.15% 0.171 30.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.8881, 17.7424, 5.4455)
Luminance	0.1774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4836 #36BACC

analogous

#CC366F #CC4836 #CC9336

triadic

#CC4836 #36CC48 #4836CC

tetradic

#CC4836 #6FCC36 #36BACC #9336CC

square

#CC4836 #6FCC36 #36BACC #9336CC

split-complementary

#CC4836 #36CC93 #366FCC

monochromatic

#6C251B #9D3628 #CC4836 #D87467 #E5A198

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#CC4836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#CC4836 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4836

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4836	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6333

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E8032

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02545

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 72, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.171 30.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4816e',
    500: '#cc4836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4836;
$custom-light: #e4816e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.2,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5815,
    "c": 0.17077,
    "h": 30.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4836

secondary

#8EC8D0

accent

#D0E345

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4836

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

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