#CC3340#CC3340

#CC3340 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.189 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3340
RGB	rgb(204, 51, 64)
HSL	hsl(355, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(355, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 68.6%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 59.70, 29.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 66.69, 26.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.13% 0.1756 0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(56.13% 0.189 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.0141, 15.5793, 6.4342)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3340 #33CCBF

analogous

#CC338C #CC3340 #CC7333

triadic

#CC3340 #40CC33 #3340CC

tetradic

#CC3340 #8CCC33 #33CCBF #7333CC

square

#CC3340 #8CCC33 #33CCBF #7333CC

split-complementary

#CC3340 #33CC73 #338CCC

monochromatic

#6A1B21 #9B2731 #CC3340 #D8646E #E4959C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#CC3340 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#CC3340 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3340

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3340	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3340	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60593F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E00039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc3340;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 51, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.189 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47774',
    500: '#cc3340',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3340;
$custom-light: #e47774;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3340",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.902,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56126,
    "c": 0.1887,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3340

secondary

#8BD0CA

accent

#E3D645

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3340

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

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