#C44235#C44235

#C44235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.168 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44235
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 53)
HSL	hsl(5, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(5, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 73%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 51.05, 36.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 62.60, 35.37°)
OKLab	oklab(56.12% 0.1469 0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(56.12% 0.168 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.3585, 15.8929, 5.0998)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44235 #35B7C4

analogous

#C4356F #C44235 #C48A35

triadic

#C44235 #35C442 #4235C4

tetradic

#C44235 #6FC435 #35B7C4 #8A35C4

square

#C44235 #6FC435 #35B7C4 #8A35C4

split-complementary

#C44235 #35C48A #356FC4

monochromatic

#64221B #943228 #C44235 #D46C62 #E19992

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#C44235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#C44235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44235

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44235	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)

#665D33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71E40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.168 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7d6d',
    500: '#c44235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44235;
$custom-light: #de7d6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.455,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56121,
    "c": 0.16818,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44235

secondary

#88C6CC

accent

#D3E147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44235

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

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