#CC3833#CC3833

#CC3833 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.186 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3833
RGB	rgb(204, 56, 51)
HSL	hsl(2, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 75%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 57.42, 37.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 68.74, 33.35°)
OKLab	oklab(56.4% 0.1656 0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(56.4% 0.186 27)
XYZ	xyz(26.9167, 15.9089, 4.7848)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3833 #33C7CC

analogous

#CC337A #CC3833 #CC8533

triadic

#CC3833 #33CC38 #3833CC

tetradic

#CC3833 #7ACC33 #33C7CC #8533CC

square

#CC3833 #7ACC33 #33C7CC #8533CC

split-complementary

#CC3833 #33CC85 #337ACC

monochromatic

#6A1D1B #9B2B27 #CC3833 #D86864 #E49895

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#CC3833 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#CC3833 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3833

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3833	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3833	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645B31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897B2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E10039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc3833;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 56, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.186 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4796b',
    500: '#cc3833',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3833;
$custom-light: #e4796b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3833",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.961,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56396,
    "c": 0.18581,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.15905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3833

secondary

#8BCDD0

accent

#DEE345

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEB

border

#D7C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3833

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

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