#CC4849#CC4849

#CC4849 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.168 H 23.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4849
RGB	rgb(204, 72, 73)
HSL	hsl(360, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(360, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 64.2%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.44, 52.28, 28.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.44, 59.37, 28.28°)
OKLab	oklab(58.43% 0.1538 0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(58.43% 0.168 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.4246, 17.9571, 8.2713)
Luminance	0.1795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4849 #48CCCB

analogous

#CC488B #CC4849 #CC8948

triadic

#CC4849 #49CC48 #4849CC

tetradic

#CC4849 #8BCC48 #48CCCB #8948CC

square

#CC4849 #8BCC48 #48CCCB #8948CC

split-complementary

#CC4849 #48CC89 #488BCC

monochromatic

#782122 #A82F30 #CC4849 #D97879 #E7A8A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#CC4849 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#CC4849 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC4849

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4849	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC4849	1.00	4.57	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.57	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)

#6B6448

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C8045

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2A4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4849;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 72, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.168 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e3827b',
    500: '#cc4849',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4849;
$custom-light: #e3827b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4849",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.545,
    "s": 56.41,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58431,
    "c": 0.1677,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4849

secondary

#9CD4D4

accent

#E0DF48

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4849

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

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