#C44231#C44231

#C44231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.169 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44231
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 49)
HSL	hsl(7, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(7, 75%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 75%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 50.88, 38.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 63.75, 37.06°)
OKLab	oklab(56.07% 0.1455 0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(56.07% 0.169 30.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.2703, 15.8576, 4.6353)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44231 #31B3C4

analogous

#C43169 #C44231 #C48B31

triadic

#C44231 #31C442 #4231C4

tetradic

#C44231 #69C431 #31B3C4 #8B31C4

square

#C44231 #69C431 #31B3C4 #8B31C4

split-complementary

#C44231 #31C48B #3169C4

monochromatic

#622119 #933225 #C44231 #D66A5C #E2978D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#C44231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#C44231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44231

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44231	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)

#675D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87792C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D81D3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.169 30.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7d6a',
    500: '#c44231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44231;
$custom-light: #de7d6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.939,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56071,
    "c": 0.16891,
    "h": 30.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44231

secondary

#84C4CD

accent

#D1E345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44231

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

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