#C44138#C44138

#C44138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.169 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44138
RGB	rgb(196, 65, 56)
HSL	hsl(4, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(4, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 71.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 51.60, 34.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 62.02, 33.69°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% 0.1492 0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.169 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.3718, 15.8056, 5.4554)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44138 #38BBC4

analogous

#C43875 #C44138 #C48738

triadic

#C44138 #38C441 #4138C4

tetradic

#C44138 #75C438 #38BBC4 #8738C4

square

#C44138 #75C438 #38BBC4 #8738C4

split-complementary

#C44138 #38C487 #3875C4

monochromatic

#65211D #94312A #C44138 #D36D66 #E19A96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#C44138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#C44138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44138

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44138	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)

#665D36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867934

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71C40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 65, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.169 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7d6f',
    500: '#c44138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44138;
$custom-light: #de7d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.857,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56047,
    "c": 0.16862,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44138

secondary

#8CC8CC

accent

#D5DF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44138

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

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