#C44042#C44042

#C44042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.168 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44042
RGB	rgb(196, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 66.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 52.53, 28.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 59.79, 28.53°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% 0.1542 0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.168 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.5844, 15.7995, 6.8556)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44042 #40C4C2

analogous

#C44084 #C44042 #C48040

triadic

#C44042 #42C440 #4042C4

tetradic

#C44042 #84C440 #40C4C2 #8040C4

square

#C44042 #84C440 #40C4C2 #8040C4

split-complementary

#C44042 #40C480 #4084C4

monochromatic

#692022 #982F31 #C44042 #D26F70 #E19E9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#C44042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#C44042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44042

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44042	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.168 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7c76',
    500: '#c44042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44042;
$custom-light: #dd7c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.091,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56087,
    "c": 0.16822,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44042

secondary

#93CDCC

accent

#DCDA4C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44042

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

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