#CC3836#CC3836

#CC3836 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.185 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3836
RGB	rgb(204, 56, 54)
HSL	hsl(1, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(1, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 73.5%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 57.54, 36.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 67.94, 32.12°)
OKLab	oklab(56.43% 0.1666 0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(56.43% 0.185 26)
XYZ	xyz(26.9849, 15.9362, 5.1444)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3836 #36CACC

analogous

#CC367F #CC3836 #CC8336

triadic

#CC3836 #36CC38 #3836CC

tetradic

#CC3836 #7FCC36 #36CACC #8336CC

square

#CC3836 #7FCC36 #36CACC #8336CC

split-complementary

#CC3836 #36CC83 #367FCC

monochromatic

#6C1D1B #9D2928 #CC3836 #D86867 #E59998

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#CC3836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#CC3836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3836

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3836	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E00039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc3836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 56, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.185 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4796d',
    500: '#cc3836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3836;
$custom-light: #e4796d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.8,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56434,
    "c": 0.18541,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.15932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3836

secondary

#8ECFD0

accent

#E1E345

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEB

border

#D7C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3836

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

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