#CC3853#CC3853

#CC3853 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.184 H 15.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3853
RGB	rgb(204, 56, 83)
HSL	hsl(349, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(349, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 59.3%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.36, 59.12, 19.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.36, 62.23, 18.19°)
OKLab	oklab(56.93% 0.1774 0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(56.93% 0.184 15.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.8801, 16.2942, 9.8590)
Luminance	0.1629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3853 #38CCB1

analogous

#CC389D #CC3853 #CC6738

triadic

#CC3853 #53CC38 #3853CC

tetradic

#CC3853 #9DCC38 #38CCB1 #6738CC

square

#CC3853 #9DCC38 #38CCB1 #6738CC

split-complementary

#CC3853 #38CC67 #389DCC

monochromatic

#6E1C2B #9E293E #CC3853 #D8697D #E599A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#CC3853 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#CC3853 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3853

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3853	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3853	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605D53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857C4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF0743

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc3853;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 56, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.184 15.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37a83',
    500: '#cc3853',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3853;
$custom-light: #e37a83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3853",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.054,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56933,
    "c": 0.18375,
    "h": 15.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3853

secondary

#8FD1C5

accent

#E2C645

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#170A0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3853

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

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