Reddish#C44240

#C44240 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.166 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Reddish — editorial page

Color values

HEX	#C44240
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 64)
HSL	hsl(1, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(1, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 67.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.98, 51.60, 30.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.98, 59.72, 30.23°)
OKLab	oklab(56.28% 0.1509 0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(56.28% 0.166 25)
XYZ	xyz(25.6412, 16.0060, 6.5888)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44240 #40C2C4

analogous

#C44080 #C44240 #C48440

triadic

#C44240 #40C442 #4240C4

tetradic

#C44240 #80C440 #40C2C4 #8440C4

square

#C44240 #80C440 #40C2C4 #8440C4

split-complementary

#C44240 #40C484 #4080C4

monochromatic

#692220 #98312F #C44240 #D2706F #E19F9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#C44240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#C44240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44240

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44240	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72143

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.166 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7d75',
    500: '#c44240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44240;
$custom-light: #dd7d75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.909,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5628,
    "c": 0.16644,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.16002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44240

secondary

#93CCCD

accent

#DADC4C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44240

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

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