#CC3535#CC3535

#CC3535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.188 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3535
RGB	rgb(204, 53, 53)
HSL	hsl(0, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74%, 74%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 58.54, 36.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 68.86, 31.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.14% 0.1695 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(56.14% 0.188 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.8206, 15.6448, 4.9750)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3535 #35CCCC

analogous

#CC3580 #CC3535 #CC8035

triadic

#CC3535 #35CC35 #3535CC

tetradic

#CC3535 #80CC35 #35CCCC #8035CC

square

#CC3535 #80CC35 #35CCCC #8035CC

split-complementary

#CC3535 #35CC80 #3580CC

monochromatic

#6B1B1B #9C2727 #CC3535 #D86666 #E59797

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#CC3535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#CC3535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3535

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3535	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625933

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887A2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E00037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc3535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 53, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.188 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4786d',
    500: '#cc3535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3535;
$custom-light: #e4786d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 59.684,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56143,
    "c": 0.18808,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3535

secondary

#8DD0D0

accent

#E3E345

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEB

border

#D7C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3535

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

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