#C04438#C04438

#C04438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.161 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C04438
RGB	rgb(192, 68, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(5, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.6%, 70.8%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 48.97, 33.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 59.59, 34.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.74% 0.1414 0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(55.74% 0.161 28.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5217, 15.6297, 5.4662)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C04438 #38B4C0

analogous

#C03870 #C04438 #C08838

triadic

#C04438 #38C044 #4438C0

tetradic

#C04438 #70C038 #38B4C0 #8838C0

square

#C04438 #70C038 #38B4C0 #8838C0

split-complementary

#C04438 #38C088 #3870C0

monochromatic

#61221C #91332A #C04438 #D26D64 #DF9A93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#C04438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#C04438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C04438

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C04438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C04438	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665D36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D32542

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c04438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 68, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.161 28.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7e6f',
    500: '#c04438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c04438;
$custom-light: #db7e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c04438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 192,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.294,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5574,
    "c": 0.16139,
    "h": 28.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C04438

secondary

#89C5CB

accent

#D1DE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C04438

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

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