#C44230#C44230
#C44230 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.169 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44230 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 66, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 61%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 76%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 75.5%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.78, 50.83, 38.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.78, 64.05, 37.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.06% 0.1452 0.0866) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.06% 0.169 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2495, 15.8493, 4.5254) |
| Luminance | 0.1585 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.71
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.77
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.12
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 7.33
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.45
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 7.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44230 #30B2C4
analogous
#C43068 #C44230 #C48C30
triadic
#C44230 #30C442 #4230C4
tetradic
#C44230 #68C430 #30B2C4 #8C30C4
square
#C44230 #68C430 #30B2C4 #8C30C4
split-complementary
#C44230 #30C48C #3068C4
monochromatic
#622118 #933124 #C44230 #D76A5A #E3968C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.04
#C44230 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.17
#C44230 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44230
5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44230 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44230 | 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)
#675D2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87792B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D81C3F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44230; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.169 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de7d69',
500: '#c44230',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44230; $custom-light: #de7d69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44230",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 66,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.297,
"s": 60.656,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5606,
"c": 0.1691,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.15846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44230
secondary
#83C4CD
accent
#D0E444
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A