#CC3935#CC3935

#CC3935 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.185 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3935
RGB	rgb(204, 57, 53)
HSL	hsl(2, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.1%, 74%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.01, 57.15, 36.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.01, 67.99, 32.80°)
OKLab	oklab(56.52% 0.1651 0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(56.52% 0.185 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.0107, 16.0248, 5.0383)
Luminance	0.1602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3935 #35C8CC

analogous

#CC357D #CC3935 #CC8435

triadic

#CC3935 #35CC39 #3935CC

tetradic

#CC3935 #7DCC35 #35C8CC #8435CC

square

#CC3935 #7DCC35 #35C8CC #8435CC

split-complementary

#CC3935 #35CC84 #357DCC

monochromatic

#6B1D1B #9C2B27 #CC3935 #D86966 #E59997

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#CC3935 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#CC3935 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3935

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3935	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3935	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645B33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897B30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E0003A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc3935;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 57, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.185 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47a6d',
    500: '#cc3935',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3935;
$custom-light: #e47a6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3935",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.589,
    "s": 59.684,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56517,
    "c": 0.18468,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3935

secondary

#8DCED0

accent

#DFE345

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEB

border

#D7C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3935

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

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