#C44248#C44248

#C44248 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.166 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44248
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 72)
HSL	hsl(357, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 63.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.11, 52.07, 25.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.11, 57.97, 26.08°)
OKLab	oklab(56.42% 0.1539 0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(56.42% 0.166 21.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.8854, 16.1037, 7.8749)
Luminance	0.1610 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44248 #42C4BE

analogous

#C44289 #C44248 #C47D42

triadic

#C44248 #48C442 #4248C4

tetradic

#C44248 #89C442 #42C4BE #7D42C4

square

#C44248 #89C442 #42C4BE #7D42C4

split-complementary

#C44248 #42C47D #4289C4

monochromatic

#6A2125 #993035 #C44248 #D37175 #E19FA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#C44248 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#C44248 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44248

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44248	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44248	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645E47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857A44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44248;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.166 21.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7e7b',
    500: '#c44248',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44248;
$custom-light: #dd7e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44248",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.231,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56417,
    "c": 0.16556,
    "h": 21.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44248

secondary

#94CECB

accent

#DCD54C

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44248

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

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