#C44243#C44243
#C44243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.166 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44243 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 66, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 65.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.03, 51.77, 28.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.03, 59.03, 28.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.33% 0.152 0.0669) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.33% 0.166 23.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7289, 16.0411, 7.0505) |
| Luminance | 0.1604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 0.93
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.12
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.70
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.08
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.72
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44243 #42C4C3
analogous
#C44284 #C44243 #C48242
triadic
#C44243 #43C442 #4243C4
tetradic
#C44243 #84C442 #42C4C3 #8242C4
square
#C44243 #84C442 #42C4C3 #8242C4
split-complementary
#C44243 #42C482 #4284C4
monochromatic
#6A2122 #993031 #C44243 #D37171 #E19FA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#C44243 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#C44243 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44243
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44243 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44243 | 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)
#655E42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867A3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D72244
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44243; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.166 23.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd7d77',
500: '#c44243',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44243; $custom-light: #dd7d77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44243",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 66,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.538,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5633,
"c": 0.16606,
"h": 23.8
},
"luminance": 0.16037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44243
secondary
#94CECD
accent
#DCDB4C
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B