#CC3E40#CC3E40

#CC3E40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.179 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC3E40
RGB	rgb(204, 62, 64)
HSL	hsl(359, 58%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(359, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 68.6%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, 55.81, 31.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 64.04, 29.38°)
OKLab	oklab(57.18% 0.1632 0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(57.18% 0.179 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.5528, 16.6568, 6.6138)
Luminance	0.1665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC3E40 #3ECCCA

analogous

#CC3E87 #CC3E40 #CC833E

triadic

#CC3E40 #40CC3E #3E40CC

tetradic

#CC3E40 #87CC3E #3ECCCA #833ECC

square

#CC3E40 #87CC3E #3ECCCA #833ECC

split-complementary

#CC3E40 #3ECC83 #3E87CC

monochromatic

#721E1F #A22B2C #CC3E40 #D96E70 #E69FA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#CC3E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#CC3E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CC3E40

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC3E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CC3E40	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665E3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E01040

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc3e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 62, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.179 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37c75',
    500: '#cc3e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc3e40;
$custom-light: #e37c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc3e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.155,
    "s": 58.197,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57175,
    "c": 0.17875,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC3E40

secondary

#94D2D1

accent

#E1DF46

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC3E40

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

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