#C33E38#C33E38

#C33E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.170 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C33E38
RGB	rgb(195, 62, 56)
HSL	hsl(3, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(3, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.2%, 71.3%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 52.49, 33.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 62.34, 32.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% 0.1521 0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.17 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.9448, 15.3365, 5.3874)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C33E38 #38BDC3

analogous

#C33878 #C33E38 #C38438

triadic

#C33E38 #38C33E #3E38C3

tetradic

#C33E38 #78C338 #38BDC3 #8438C3

square

#C33E38 #78C338 #38BDC3 #8438C3

split-complementary

#C33E38 #38C384 #3878C3

monochromatic

#64201D #932F2A #C33E38 #D36A65 #E19895

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#C33E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#C33E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C33E38

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C33E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C33E38	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D6163E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c33e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 62, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.170 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7b6f',
    500: '#c33e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c33e38;
$custom-light: #dd7b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c33e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.59,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55544,
    "c": 0.17046,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C33E38

secondary

#8BC9CC

accent

#D8DF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C33E38

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

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