#C44245#C44245
#C44245 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.166 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44245 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 66, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 64.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.06, 51.89, 27.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.06, 58.59, 27.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.36% 0.1528 0.0646) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.36% 0.166 22.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7900, 16.0655, 7.3720) |
| Luminance | 0.1606 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.56
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.28
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.22
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.92
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.79
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44245 #42C4C1
analogous
#C44286 #C44245 #C48042
triadic
#C44245 #45C442 #4245C4
tetradic
#C44245 #86C442 #42C4C1 #8042C4
square
#C44245 #86C442 #42C4C1 #8042C4
split-complementary
#C44245 #42C480 #4286C4
monochromatic
#6A2123 #993032 #C44245 #D37173 #E19FA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#C44245 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#C44245 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44245
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44245 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44245 | 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)
#655E44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857A41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D72244
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44245; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.166 22.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd7d78',
500: '#c44245',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44245; $custom-light: #dd7d78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44245",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 66,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.615,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56364,
"c": 0.16584,
"h": 22.9
},
"luminance": 0.16062
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44245
secondary
#94CECC
accent
#DCD94C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B