#C44234#C44234
#C44234 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.168 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44234 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 66, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 58%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 73.5%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.82, 51.00, 36.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.82, 62.89, 35.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.11% 0.1465 0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.11% 0.168 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3358, 15.8838, 4.9799) |
| Luminance | 0.1588 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.58
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.75
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.34
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.03
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.08
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44234 #34B6C4
analogous
#C4346E #C44234 #C48A34
triadic
#C44234 #34C442 #4234C4
tetradic
#C44234 #6EC434 #34B6C4 #8A34C4
square
#C44234 #6EC434 #34B6C4 #8A34C4
split-complementary
#C44234 #34C48A #346EC4
monochromatic
#63211A #943227 #C44234 #D56C60 #E29991
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#C44234 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#C44234 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44234
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44234 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44234 | 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)
#675D32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877930
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D71D40
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44234; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.168 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de7d6c',
500: '#c44234',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44234; $custom-light: #de7d6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44234",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 66,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.833,
"s": 58.065,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56108,
"c": 0.16835,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.1588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44234
secondary
#87C6CC
accent
#D2E147
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A