#CC4E2D#CC4E2D
#CC4E2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.167 H 35.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC4E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 78, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 64%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 78%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 77.9%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.07, 48.30, 44.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.07, 65.62, 42.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.79% 0.136 0.0971) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.79% 0.167 35.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1029, 18.4796, 4.5692) |
| Luminance | 0.1848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.80
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.00
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.31
Tomato Red
#EC2D01
ΔE00 6.39
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.54
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC4E2D #2DABCC
analogous
#CC2D5C #CC4E2D #CC9E2D
triadic
#CC4E2D #2DCC4E #4E2DCC
tetradic
#CC4E2D #5CCC2D #2DABCC #9E2DCC
square
#CC4E2D #5CCC2D #2DABCC #9E2DCC
split-complementary
#CC4E2D #2DCC9E #2D5CCC
monochromatic
#682817 #9A3B22 #CC4E2D #DB765B #E6A08D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#CC4E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#CC4E2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC4E2D
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC4E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC4E2D | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.70 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726628
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918228
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E02E47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc4e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 78, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.167 35.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e48468',
500: '#cc4e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc4e2d; $custom-light: #e48468; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc4e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 78,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.453,
"s": 63.855,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58791,
"c": 0.1671,
"h": 35.5
},
"luminance": 0.18476
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC4E2D
secondary
#85C1D0
accent
#C4E741
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEB
border
#D6CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A