#C44049#C44049

#C44049 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.168 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44049
RGB	rgb(196, 64, 73)
HSL	hsl(356, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(356, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 62.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 52.95, 24.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 58.35, 24.85°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.1569 0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.168 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.8035, 15.8872, 8.0098)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44049 #40C4BB

analogous

#C4408B #C44049 #C47940

triadic

#C44049 #49C440 #4049C4

tetradic

#C44049 #8BC440 #40C4BB #7940C4

square

#C44049 #8BC440 #40C4BB #7940C4

split-complementary

#C44049 #40C479 #408BC4

monochromatic

#692025 #982F36 #C44049 #D26F76 #E19EA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#C44049 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#C44049 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44049

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44049	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44049	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635D48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847945

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72044

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44049;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 64, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.168 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7c7b',
    500: '#c44049',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44049;
$custom-light: #dd7c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44049",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.909,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56211,
    "c": 0.1676,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44049

secondary

#93CDC9

accent

#DCD24C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44049

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

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