#CC3538#CC3538

#CC3538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.188 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3538
RGB	rgb(204, 53, 56)
HSL	hsl(359, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74%, 72.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, 58.66, 34.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 68.10, 30.52°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% 0.1706 0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.188 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.8918, 15.6732, 5.3499)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3538 #35CCC9

analogous

#CC3583 #CC3538 #CC7D35

triadic

#CC3538 #38CC35 #3538CC

tetradic

#CC3538 #83CC35 #35CCC9 #7D35CC

square

#CC3538 #83CC35 #35CCC9 #7D35CC

split-complementary

#CC3538 #35CC7D #3583CC

monochromatic

#6B1B1D #9C272A #CC3538 #D86668 #E59798

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#CC3538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#CC3538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3538

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3538	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)

#625937

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E00038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc3538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 53, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.188 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4786f',
    500: '#cc3538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3538;
$custom-light: #e4786f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.808,
    "s": 59.684,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56183,
    "c": 0.18773,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3538

secondary

#8DD0CF

accent

#E3E045

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEC

border

#D7C9C7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3538

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

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