#C33538#C33538

#C33538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.179 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C33538
RGB	rgb(195, 53, 56)
HSL	hsl(359, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 71.3%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.85, 55.89, 32.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.85, 64.49, 29.94°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% 0.1629 0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.179 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.4953, 14.4375, 5.2375)
Luminance	0.1443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C33538 #35C3C0

analogous

#C3357F #C33538 #C37935

triadic

#C33538 #38C335 #3538C3

tetradic

#C33538 #7FC335 #35C3C0 #7935C3

square

#C33538 #7FC335 #35C3C0 #7935C3

split-complementary

#C33538 #35C379 #357FC3

monochromatic

#631B1C #93282A #C33538 #D46164 #E19193

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#C33538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#C33538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C33538

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C33538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C33538	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5737

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827533

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D60038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c33538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 53, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.179 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd776f',
    500: '#c33538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c33538;
$custom-light: #dd776f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c33538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.732,
    "s": 57.258,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5462,
    "c": 0.17878,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C33538

secondary

#88CCCB

accent

#E1DD47

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C33538

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

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