#C44045#C44045

#C44045 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.168 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44045
RGB	rgb(196, 64, 69)
HSL	hsl(358, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 64.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, 52.71, 26.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 59.14, 26.98°)
OKLab	oklab(56.14% 0.1554 0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(56.14% 0.168 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.6751, 15.8359, 7.3337)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44045 #40C4BF

analogous

#C44087 #C44045 #C47D40

triadic

#C44045 #45C440 #4045C4

tetradic

#C44045 #87C440 #40C4BF #7D40C4

square

#C44045 #87C440 #40C4BF #7D40C4

split-complementary

#C44045 #40C47D #4087C4

monochromatic

#692023 #982F33 #C44045 #D26F73 #E19EA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#C44045 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#C44045 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44045

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44045	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44045	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635D44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857941

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71E43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44045;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 64, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.168 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7c78',
    500: '#c44045',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44045;
$custom-light: #dd7c78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44045",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.727,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56138,
    "c": 0.16791,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44045

secondary

#93CDCB

accent

#DCD74C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44045

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

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