#C33938#C33938

#C33938 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.175 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C33938
RGB	rgb(195, 57, 56)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 71.3%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.38, 54.43, 32.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.38, 63.55, 31.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.1583 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.175 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.6853, 14.8176, 5.3009)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C33938 #38C2C3

analogous

#C3387D #C33938 #C37F38

triadic

#C33938 #38C339 #3938C3

tetradic

#C33938 #7DC338 #38C2C3 #7F38C3

square

#C33938 #7DC338 #38C2C3 #7F38C3

split-complementary

#C33938 #38C37F #387DC3

monochromatic

#641D1D #932B2A #C33938 #D36665 #E19595

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#C33938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#C33938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C33938

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C33938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C33938	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605836

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837633

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D6043A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c33938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 57, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.175 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd796f',
    500: '#c33938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c33938;
$custom-light: #dd796f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c33938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.432,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55015,
    "c": 0.17516,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C33938

secondary

#8BCBCC

accent

#DEDF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C33938

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

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