#CC3950#CC3950

#CC3950 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.183 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3950
RGB	rgb(204, 57, 80)
HSL	hsl(351, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.1%, 60.8%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.43, 58.57, 21.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.43, 62.34, 20.02°)
OKLab	oklab(56.96% 0.1752 0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(56.96% 0.183 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.8157, 16.3468, 9.2784)
Luminance	0.1634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3950 #39CCB5

analogous

#CC3999 #CC3950 #CC6B39

triadic

#CC3950 #50CC39 #3950CC

tetradic

#CC3950 #99CC39 #39CCB5 #6B39CC

square

#CC3950 #99CC39 #39CCB5 #6B39CC

split-complementary

#CC3950 #39CC6B #3999CC

monochromatic

#6E1C29 #9F293B #CC3950 #D96A7B #E59AA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#CC3950 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#CC3950 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3950

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3950	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3950	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615D50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DF0843

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc3950;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 57, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.183 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37a80',
    500: '#cc3950',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3950;
$custom-light: #e37a80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3950",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.612,
    "s": 59.036,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56964,
    "c": 0.1827,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3950

secondary

#90D1C7

accent

#E2CA46

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#170A0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3950

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

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