#CC4A42#CC4A42
#CC4A42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.167 H 27.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC4A42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 74, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 67.6%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.66, 51.02, 32.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.66, 60.48, 32.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.56% 0.1485 0.0756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.56% 0.167 27) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3369, 18.1322, 7.1609) |
| Luminance | 0.1813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.80
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.99
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.79
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.97
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.01
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC4A42 #42C4CC
analogous
#CC427F #CC4A42 #CC8F42
triadic
#CC4A42 #42CC4A #4A42CC
tetradic
#CC4A42 #7FCC42 #42C4CC #8F42CC
square
#CC4A42 #7FCC42 #42C4CC #8F42CC
split-complementary
#CC4A42 #42CC8F #427FCC
monochromatic
#74241F #A4332C #CC4A42 #D97872 #E6A6A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.54
#CC4A42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.63
#CC4A42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC4A42
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC4A42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC4A42 | 1.00 | 4.54 | 4.63 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6440
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D813E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E02B49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc4a42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 74, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.167 27.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38376',
500: '#cc4a42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc4a42; $custom-light: #e38376; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc4a42",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 74,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.478,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58556,
"c": 0.16662,
"h": 27
},
"luminance": 0.18128
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC4A42
secondary
#97CFD3
accent
#D8E147
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B