#C44251#C44251

#C44251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.165 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44251
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 81)
HSL	hsl(353, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(353, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 58.7%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.27, 52.67, 20.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.27, 56.44, 21.05°)
OKLab	oklab(56.59% 0.1574 0.0498)
OKLCH	oklch(56.59% 0.165 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.2008, 16.2298, 9.5360)
Luminance	0.1623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44251 #42C4B5

analogous

#C44292 #C44251 #C47442

triadic

#C44251 #51C442 #4251C4

tetradic

#C44251 #92C442 #42C4B5 #7442C4

square

#C44251 #92C442 #42C4B5 #7442C4

split-complementary

#C44251 #42C474 #4292C4

monochromatic

#6A212A #99303C #C44251 #D3717C #E19FA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#C44251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#C44251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44251

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44251	1.00	4.95	4.25	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635F51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847A4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D62648

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.165 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7e81',
    500: '#c44251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44251;
$custom-light: #dc7e81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.077,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56593,
    "c": 0.16511,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44251

secondary

#94CEC7

accent

#DCCB4C

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44251

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

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