#C44249#C44249

#C44249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.165 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44249
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 73)
HSL	hsl(357, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 62.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.13, 52.13, 24.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.13, 57.78, 25.54°)
OKLab	oklab(56.44% 0.1543 0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(56.44% 0.165 21.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.9183, 16.1168, 8.0481)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44249 #42C4BD

analogous

#C4428A #C44249 #C47C42

triadic

#C44249 #49C442 #4249C4

tetradic

#C44249 #8AC442 #42C4BD #7C42C4

square

#C44249 #8AC442 #42C4BD #7C42C4

split-complementary

#C44249 #42C47C #428AC4

monochromatic

#6A2125 #993035 #C44249 #D37176 #E19FA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#C44249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#C44249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44249

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44249	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645E48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857A45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.165 21.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7e7b',
    500: '#c44249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44249;
$custom-light: #dd7e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.769,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56436,
    "c": 0.16547,
    "h": 21.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44249

secondary

#94CECA

accent

#DCD44C

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44249

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

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