#CC3533#CC3533

#CC3533 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.188 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3533
RGB	rgb(204, 53, 51)
HSL	hsl(1, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74%, 75%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 58.46, 37.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 69.39, 32.60°)
OKLab	oklab(56.12% 0.1688 0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(56.12% 0.188 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.7756, 15.6267, 4.7377)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3533 #33CACC

analogous

#CC337E #CC3533 #CC8133

triadic

#CC3533 #33CC35 #3533CC

tetradic

#CC3533 #7ECC33 #33CACC #8133CC

square

#CC3533 #7ECC33 #33CACC #8133CC

split-complementary

#CC3533 #33CC81 #337ECC

monochromatic

#6A1C1B #9B2827 #CC3533 #D86564 #E49695

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#CC3533 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#CC3533 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3533

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3533	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3533	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625931

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887A2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E10036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc3533;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 53, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.188 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e5786b',
    500: '#cc3533',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3533;
$custom-light: #e5786b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3533",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.784,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56118,
    "c": 0.18833,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3533

secondary

#8BCFD0

accent

#E1E345

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEB

border

#D7C9C6

text

#180A06

muted

#867C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3533

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

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