#CC4948#CC4948

#CC4948 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.167 H 24.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC4948
RGB	rgb(204, 73, 72)
HSL	hsl(0, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(0, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 64.7%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.59, 51.79, 28.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.59, 59.31, 29.16°)
OKLab	oklab(58.53% 0.1521 0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(58.53% 0.167 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.4569, 18.0743, 8.1198)
Luminance	0.1807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC4948 #48CBCC

analogous

#CC4889 #CC4948 #CC8B48

triadic

#CC4948 #48CC49 #4948CC

tetradic

#CC4948 #89CC48 #48CBCC #8B48CC

square

#CC4948 #89CC48 #48CBCC #8B48CC

split-complementary

#CC4948 #48CC8B #4889CC

monochromatic

#782221 #A8302F #CC4948 #D97978 #E7A8A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#CC4948 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#CC4948 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC4948

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC4948	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC4948	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6447

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8044

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF2B4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc4948;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 73, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.167 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e3827b',
    500: '#cc4948',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc4948;
$custom-light: #e3827b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc4948",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.455,
    "s": 56.41,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58532,
    "c": 0.16678,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC4948

secondary

#9CD4D4

accent

#DFE048

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC4948

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

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