#C44246#C44246

#C44246 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.166 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44246
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 70)
HSL	hsl(358, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 64.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.08, 51.95, 26.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.08, 58.38, 27.14°)
OKLab	oklab(56.38% 0.1531 0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(56.38% 0.166 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.8213, 16.0780, 7.5369)
Luminance	0.1607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44246 #42C4C0

analogous

#C44287 #C44246 #C47F42

triadic

#C44246 #46C442 #4246C4

tetradic

#C44246 #87C442 #42C4C0 #7F42C4

square

#C44246 #87C442 #42C4C0 #7F42C4

split-complementary

#C44246 #42C47F #4287C4

monochromatic

#6A2123 #993033 #C44246 #D37174 #E19FA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#C44246 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#C44246 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44246

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44246	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44246	1.00	4.98	4.21	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857A42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44246;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.166 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7d79',
    500: '#c44246',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44246;
$custom-light: #dd7d79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44246",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.154,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56381,
    "c": 0.16573,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44246

secondary

#94CECC

accent

#DCD74C

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44246

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →