#C44238#C44238

#C44238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.168 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44238
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(4, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(4, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 71.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.87, 51.19, 34.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.87, 61.77, 34.04°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% 0.1479 0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.168 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.4297, 15.9214, 5.4747)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44238 #38BAC4

analogous

#C43874 #C44238 #C48838

triadic

#C44238 #38C442 #4238C4

tetradic

#C44238 #74C438 #38BAC4 #8838C4

square

#C44238 #74C438 #38BAC4 #8838C4

split-complementary

#C44238 #38C488 #3874C4

monochromatic

#65221D #94322A #C44238 #D36E66 #E19B96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#C44238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#C44238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44238

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44238	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)

#665D36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71E41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.168 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7d6f',
    500: '#c44238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44238;
$custom-light: #de7d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.286,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56161,
    "c": 0.16766,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44238

secondary

#8CC8CC

accent

#D4DF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44238

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

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