#CC3527#CC3527

#CC3527 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.190 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3527
RGB	rgb(204, 53, 39)
HSL	hsl(5, 68%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 81%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74%, 80.9%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.36, 58.04, 43.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.36, 72.72, 37.04°)
OKLab	oklab(55.99% 0.1651 0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(55.99% 0.19 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.5443, 15.5342, 3.5198)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3527 #27BECC

analogous

#CC276B #CC3527 #CC8827

triadic

#CC3527 #27CC35 #3527CC

tetradic

#CC3527 #6BCC27 #27BECC #8827CC

square

#CC3527 #6BCC27 #27BECC #8827CC

split-complementary

#CC3527 #27CC88 #276BCC

monochromatic

#651A13 #99281D #CC3527 #DE5E52 #E88E86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#CC3527 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#CC3527 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3527

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3527	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3527	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635924

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887A1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E10033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc3527;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 53, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.190 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e57863',
    500: '#cc3527',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3527;
$custom-light: #e57863;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3527",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.091,
    "s": 67.901,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55986,
    "c": 0.18996,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3527

secondary

#7ECAD1

accent

#DCEB3D

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEB

border

#D7C9C6

text

#180A05

muted

#867C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3527

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

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