#C44244#C44244

#C44244 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.166 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44244
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 68)
HSL	hsl(359, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 65.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.04, 51.83, 27.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.04, 58.80, 28.19°)
OKLab	oklab(56.35% 0.1524 0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(56.35% 0.166 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.7592, 16.0532, 7.2099)
Luminance	0.1605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44244 #42C4C2

analogous

#C44285 #C44244 #C48142

triadic

#C44244 #44C442 #4244C4

tetradic

#C44244 #85C442 #42C4C2 #8142C4

square

#C44244 #85C442 #42C4C2 #8142C4

split-complementary

#C44244 #42C481 #4285C4

monochromatic

#6A2122 #993031 #C44244 #D37172 #E19FA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#C44244 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#C44244 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44244

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44244	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44244	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)

#655E43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72244

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44244;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.166 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7d78',
    500: '#c44244',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44244;
$custom-light: #dd7d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44244",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.077,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56347,
    "c": 0.16594,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44244

secondary

#94CECD

accent

#DCDA4C

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44244

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

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