#C44237#C44237

#C44237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.168 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44237
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 55)
HSL	hsl(5, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(5, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 71.9%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 51.14, 35.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 62.05, 34.49°)
OKLab	oklab(56.15% 0.1476 0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(56.15% 0.168 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.4055, 15.9117, 5.3472)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44237 #37B9C4

analogous

#C43773 #C44237 #C48937

triadic

#C44237 #37C442 #4237C4

tetradic

#C44237 #73C437 #37B9C4 #8937C4

square

#C44237 #73C437 #37B9C4 #8937C4

split-complementary

#C44237 #37C489 #3773C4

monochromatic

#64221C #94322A #C44237 #D46D65 #E19A94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#C44237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#C44237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44237

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44237	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)

#665D35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71E40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.168 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7d6e',
    500: '#c44237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44237;
$custom-light: #de7d6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.681,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56148,
    "c": 0.16783,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44237

secondary

#8BC7CC

accent

#D4DF48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44237

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

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