#CC3851#CC3851

#CC3851 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.184 H 15.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3851
RGB	rgb(204, 56, 81)
HSL	hsl(350, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(350, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 60.3%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.32, 58.99, 20.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.32, 62.48, 19.25°)
OKLab	oklab(56.89% 0.1767 0.0503)
OKLCH	oklch(56.89% 0.184 15.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.8040, 16.2638, 9.4582)
Luminance	0.1626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3851 #38CCB3

analogous

#CC389B #CC3851 #CC6938

triadic

#CC3851 #51CC38 #3851CC

tetradic

#CC3851 #9BCC38 #38CCB3 #6938CC

square

#CC3851 #9BCC38 #38CCB3 #6938CC

split-complementary

#CC3851 #38CC69 #389BCC

monochromatic

#6E1C2A #9E293C #CC3851 #D8697C #E599A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#CC3851 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#CC3851 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3851

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3851	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3851	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605D51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF0542

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc3851;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 56, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.184 15.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37a81',
    500: '#cc3851',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3851;
$custom-light: #e37a81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3851",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.865,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56891,
    "c": 0.18369,
    "h": 15.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3851

secondary

#8FD1C6

accent

#E2C845

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#170A0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3851

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

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