#CC4848#CC4848

#CC4848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.168 H 23.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4848
RGB	rgb(204, 72, 72)
HSL	hsl(0, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(0, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 64.7%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.43, 52.22, 28.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.43, 59.59, 28.79°)
OKLab	oklab(58.41% 0.1534 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(58.41% 0.168 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.3917, 17.9439, 8.0981)
Luminance	0.1794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4848 #48CCCC

analogous

#CC488A #CC4848 #CC8A48

triadic

#CC4848 #48CC48 #4848CC

tetradic

#CC4848 #8ACC48 #48CCCC #8A48CC

square

#CC4848 #8ACC48 #48CCCC #8A48CC

split-complementary

#CC4848 #48CC8A #488ACC

monochromatic

#782121 #A82F2F #CC4848 #D97878 #E7A8A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#CC4848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#CC4848 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC4848

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC4848	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6447

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C8044

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2949

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 72, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.168 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e3827b',
    500: '#cc4848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4848;
$custom-light: #e3827b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 56.41,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58414,
    "c": 0.16782,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4848

secondary

#9CD4D4

accent

#E0E048

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4848

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

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