#C44043#C44043

#C44043 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.168 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44043
RGB	rgb(196, 64, 67)
HSL	hsl(359, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 65.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 52.59, 27.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 59.57, 28.02°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% 0.1546 0.0661)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.168 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.6141, 15.8114, 7.0123)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44043 #40C4C1

analogous

#C44085 #C44043 #C47F40

triadic

#C44043 #43C440 #4043C4

tetradic

#C44043 #85C440 #40C4C1 #7F40C4

square

#C44043 #85C440 #40C4C1 #7F40C4

split-complementary

#C44043 #40C47F #4085C4

monochromatic

#692022 #982F31 #C44043 #D26F71 #E19E9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#C44043 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#C44043 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44043

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44043	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44043	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)

#645D42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71E42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44043;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 64, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.168 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7c77',
    500: '#c44043',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44043;
$custom-light: #dd7c77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44043",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.636,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56103,
    "c": 0.16811,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44043

secondary

#93CDCC

accent

#DCD94C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44043

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

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