#CC4938#CC4938

#CC4938 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.169 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4938
RGB	rgb(204, 73, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(7, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 72.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.36, 50.95, 37.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.36, 63.44, 36.57°)
OKLab	oklab(58.29% 0.1463 0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(58.29% 0.169 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.0012, 17.8920, 5.7197)
Luminance	0.1789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4938 #38BBCC

analogous

#CC3871 #CC4938 #CC9338

triadic

#CC4938 #38CC49 #4938CC

tetradic

#CC4938 #71CC38 #38BBCC #9338CC

square

#CC4938 #71CC38 #38BBCC #9338CC

split-complementary

#CC4938 #38CC93 #3871CC

monochromatic

#6E251C #9E3629 #CC4938 #D87669 #E5A299

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#CC4938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#CC4938 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC4938

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC4938	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E8034

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02746

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 73, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.169 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e3826f',
    500: '#cc4938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4938;
$custom-light: #e3826f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.892,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58295,
    "c": 0.16942,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4938

secondary

#8FC9D1

accent

#D0E245

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4938

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

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