#CC3338#CC3338

#CC3338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.189 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3338
RGB	rgb(204, 51, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 72.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.30, 59.33, 34.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.30, 68.53, 30.04°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% 0.1727 0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.189 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.8026, 15.4947, 5.3201)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3338 #33CCC7

analogous

#CC3385 #CC3338 #CC7A33

triadic

#CC3338 #38CC33 #3338CC

tetradic

#CC3338 #85CC33 #33CCC7 #7A33CC

square

#CC3338 #85CC33 #33CCC7 #7A33CC

split-complementary

#CC3338 #33CC7A #3385CC

monochromatic

#6A1B1D #9B272B #CC3338 #D86468 #E49598

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#CC3338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#CC3338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3338

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3338	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615937

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E00037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc3338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 51, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.189 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4776f',
    500: '#cc3338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3338;
$custom-light: #e4776f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.039,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56006,
    "c": 0.18939,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3338

secondary

#8BD0CD

accent

#E3DE45

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEC

border

#D7C9C7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3338

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

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