#C33C38#C33C38

#C33C38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.172 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C33C38
RGB	rgb(195, 60, 56)
HSL	hsl(2, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(2, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.2%, 71.3%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 53.28, 33.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 62.82, 32.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% 0.1546 0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.172 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.8381, 15.1230, 5.3518)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C33C38 #38BFC3

analogous

#C33879 #C33C38 #C38238

triadic

#C33C38 #38C33C #3C38C3

tetradic

#C33C38 #79C338 #38BFC3 #8238C3

square

#C33C38 #79C338 #38BFC3 #8238C3

split-complementary

#C33C38 #38C382 #3879C3

monochromatic

#641F1D #932D2A #C33C38 #D36865 #E19795

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#C33C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#C33C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C33C38

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C33C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C33C38	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847734

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D6103C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c33c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 60, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.172 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7a6f',
    500: '#c33c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c33c38;
$custom-light: #dd7a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c33c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.727,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55328,
    "c": 0.17235,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C33C38

secondary

#8BCACC

accent

#DADF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C33C38

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

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