#CC3536#CC3536

#CC3536 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.188 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3536
RGB	rgb(204, 53, 54)
HSL	hsl(360, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(360, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74%, 73.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.52, 58.58, 35.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.52, 68.60, 31.36°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% 0.1699 0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.188 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.8439, 15.6541, 5.0974)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3536 #35CCCB

analogous

#CC3581 #CC3536 #CC8035

triadic

#CC3536 #36CC35 #3536CC

tetradic

#CC3536 #81CC35 #35CCCB #8035CC

square

#CC3536 #81CC35 #35CCCB #8035CC

split-complementary

#CC3536 #35CC80 #3581CC

monochromatic

#6B1B1C #9C2728 #CC3536 #D86667 #E59797

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#CC3536 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#CC3536 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3536

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3536	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3536	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625934

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E00037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc3536;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 53, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.188 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4786d',
    500: '#cc3536',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3536;
$custom-light: #e4786d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3536",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.603,
    "s": 59.684,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56156,
    "c": 0.18796,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3536

secondary

#8DD0D0

accent

#E3E245

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEB

border

#D7C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3536

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

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