#CC3438#CC3438

#CC3438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.189 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3438
RGB	rgb(204, 52, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 72.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 59.00, 34.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 68.31, 30.28°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% 0.1716 0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.189 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.8467, 15.5830, 5.3348)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3438 #34CCC8

analogous

#CC3484 #CC3438 #CC7C34

triadic

#CC3438 #38CC34 #3438CC

tetradic

#CC3438 #84CC34 #34CCC8 #7C34CC

square

#CC3438 #84CC34 #34CCC8 #7C34CC

split-complementary

#CC3438 #34CC7C #3484CC

monochromatic

#6B1B1D #9C272A #CC3438 #D86568 #E59698

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#CC3438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#CC3438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3438

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3438	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	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: #cc3438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 52, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.189 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4776f',
    500: '#cc3438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3438;
$custom-light: #e4776f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.421,
    "s": 59.843,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56094,
    "c": 0.18857,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3438

secondary

#8CD0CE

accent

#E3DF45

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEC

border

#D7C9C7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3438

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

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