#CC3946#CC3946

#CC3946 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.183 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3946
RGB	rgb(204, 57, 70)
HSL	hsl(355, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.1%, 65.7%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.25, 57.97, 27.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.25, 64.02, 25.10°)
OKLab	oklab(56.78% 0.1713 0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(56.78% 0.183 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.4734, 16.2099, 7.4753)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3946 #39CCBF

analogous

#CC398F #CC3946 #CC7539

triadic

#CC3946 #46CC39 #3946CC

tetradic

#CC3946 #8FCC39 #39CCBF #7539CC

square

#CC3946 #8FCC39 #39CCBF #7539CC

split-complementary

#CC3946 #39CC75 #398FCC

monochromatic

#6E1C24 #9F2933 #CC3946 #D96A73 #E59AA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#CC3946 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#CC3946 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3946

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3946	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3946	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625C45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E0003F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc3946;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 57, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.183 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37a79',
    500: '#cc3946',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3946;
$custom-light: #e37a79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3946",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.694,
    "s": 59.036,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56775,
    "c": 0.18295,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3946

secondary

#90D1CB

accent

#E2D446

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170A09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3946

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

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