#C44239#C44239
#C44239 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.167 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44239 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 66, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 70.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.88, 51.24, 34.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.88, 61.50, 33.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.18% 0.1483 0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.18% 0.167 27.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4544, 15.9313, 5.6048) |
| Luminance | 0.1593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.13
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.51
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.48
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.86
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.36
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44239 #39BBC4
analogous
#C43976 #C44239 #C48839
triadic
#C44239 #39C442 #4239C4
tetradic
#C44239 #76C439 #39BBC4 #8839C4
square
#C44239 #76C439 #39BBC4 #8839C4
split-complementary
#C44239 #39C488 #3976C4
monochromatic
#65221D #95322B #C44239 #D36E67 #E19C97
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.02
#C44239 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.19
#C44239 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44239
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44239 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44239 | 1.00 | 5.02 | 4.19 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665D37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867A35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D71F41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44239; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.167 27.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de7d70',
500: '#c44239',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44239; $custom-light: #de7d70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44239",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 66,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.885,
"s": 54.941,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56175,
"c": 0.16749,
"h": 27.7
},
"luminance": 0.15928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44239
secondary
#8DC8CC
accent
#D5DE4A
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A