#C44044#C44044

#C44044 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.168 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44044
RGB	rgb(196, 64, 68)
HSL	hsl(358, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 65.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 52.65, 27.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 59.35, 27.50°)
OKLab	oklab(56.12% 0.155 0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(56.12% 0.168 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.6444, 15.8235, 7.1716)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44044 #40C4C0

analogous

#C44086 #C44044 #C47E40

triadic

#C44044 #44C440 #4044C4

tetradic

#C44044 #86C440 #40C4C0 #7E40C4

square

#C44044 #86C440 #40C4C0 #7E40C4

split-complementary

#C44044 #40C47E #4086C4

monochromatic

#692023 #982F32 #C44044 #D26F72 #E19EA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#C44044 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#C44044 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44044

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44044	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44044	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857940

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71E43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44044;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 64, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.168 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7c78',
    500: '#c44044',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44044;
$custom-light: #dd7c78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44044",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.182,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56121,
    "c": 0.168,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44044

secondary

#93CDCB

accent

#DCD84C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44044

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

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