#C44142#C44142

#C44142 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.167 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44142
RGB	rgb(196, 65, 66)
HSL	hsl(360, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(360, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 66.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 52.12, 28.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 59.52, 28.87°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% 0.1529 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.167 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.6413, 15.9133, 6.8746)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44142 #41C4C3

analogous

#C44183 #C44142 #C48141

triadic

#C44142 #42C441 #4142C4

tetradic

#C44142 #83C441 #41C4C3 #8141C4

square

#C44142 #83C441 #41C4C3 #8141C4

split-complementary

#C44142 #41C481 #4183C4

monochromatic

#6A2121 #982F30 #C44142 #D37070 #E19E9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#C44142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#C44142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44142

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44142	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71F43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 65, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.167 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7d76',
    500: '#c44142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44142;
$custom-light: #dd7d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.542,
    "s": 52.61,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56199,
    "c": 0.1672,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44142

secondary

#93CDCD

accent

#DCDB4C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44142

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

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