#C44242#C44242

#C44242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.166 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44242
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 66.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.01, 51.71, 28.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.01, 59.25, 29.22°)
OKLab	oklab(56.31% 0.1516 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(56.31% 0.166 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.6992, 16.0292, 6.8939)
Luminance	0.1603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44242 #42C4C4

analogous

#C44283 #C44242 #C48342

triadic

#C44242 #42C442 #4242C4

tetradic

#C44242 #83C442 #42C4C4 #8342C4

square

#C44242 #83C442 #42C4C4 #8342C4

split-complementary

#C44242 #42C483 #4283C4

monochromatic

#6A2121 #993030 #C44242 #D37171 #E19F9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#C44242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#C44242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44242

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44242	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72143

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.166 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7d76',
    500: '#c44242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44242;
$custom-light: #dd7d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56313,
    "c": 0.16618,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44242

secondary

#94CECE

accent

#DCDC4C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44242

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

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