#CC4842#CC4842

#CC4842 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.169 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4842
RGB	rgb(204, 72, 66)
HSL	hsl(3, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(3, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 67.6%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.34, 51.88, 32.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.34, 61.00, 31.74°)
OKLab	oklab(58.32% 0.1512 0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(58.32% 0.169 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.2055, 17.8694, 7.1171)
Luminance	0.1787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4842 #42C6CC

analogous

#CC4281 #CC4842 #CC8D42

triadic

#CC4842 #42CC48 #4842CC

tetradic

#CC4842 #81CC42 #42C6CC #8D42CC

square

#CC4842 #81CC42 #42C6CC #8D42CC

split-complementary

#CC4842 #42CC8D #4281CC

monochromatic

#74231F #A4322C #CC4842 #D97772 #E6A5A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#CC4842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#CC4842 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4842

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4842	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D803E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02848

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 72, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.169 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38176',
    500: '#cc4842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4842;
$custom-light: #e38176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.609,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58317,
    "c": 0.16865,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4842

secondary

#97D0D3

accent

#DAE147

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4842

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

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