#C44048#C44048

#C44048 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.168 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44048
RGB	rgb(196, 64, 72)
HSL	hsl(356, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(356, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 63.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.81, 52.89, 25.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.81, 58.54, 25.39°)
OKLab	oklab(56.19% 0.1565 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(56.19% 0.168 21)
XYZ	xyz(25.7706, 15.8741, 7.8366)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44048 #40C4BC

analogous

#C4408A #C44048 #C47A40

triadic

#C44048 #48C440 #4048C4

tetradic

#C44048 #8AC440 #40C4BC #7A40C4

square

#C44048 #8AC440 #40C4BC #7A40C4

split-complementary

#C44048 #40C47A #408AC4

monochromatic

#692025 #982F35 #C44048 #D26F75 #E19EA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#C44048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#C44048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44048

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44048	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635D47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847944

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71F44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 64, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.168 21.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7c7b',
    500: '#c44048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44048;
$custom-light: #dd7c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.364,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56192,
    "c": 0.16767,
    "h": 21
  },
  "luminance": 0.1587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44048

secondary

#93CDCA

accent

#DCD34C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44048

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

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