#C44236#C44236

#C44236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.168 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44236
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 54)
HSL	hsl(5, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(5, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 72.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 51.09, 35.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 62.32, 34.93°)
OKLab	oklab(56.13% 0.1472 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(56.13% 0.168 28.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.3818, 15.9022, 5.2222)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44236 #36B8C4

analogous

#C43671 #C44236 #C48936

triadic

#C44236 #36C442 #4236C4

tetradic

#C44236 #71C436 #36B8C4 #8936C4

square

#C44236 #71C436 #36B8C4 #8936C4

split-complementary

#C44236 #36C489 #3671C4

monochromatic

#64221C #943229 #C44236 #D46D63 #E19A93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#C44236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#C44236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44236

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44236	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)

#665D34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71E40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.168 28.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7d6e',
    500: '#c44236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44236;
$custom-light: #de7d6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.07,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56134,
    "c": 0.168,
    "h": 28.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44236

secondary

#89C7CC

accent

#D3E048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44236

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

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