#C44252#C44252

#C44252 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.165 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44252
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 82)
HSL	hsl(353, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(353, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 58.2%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.29, 52.75, 19.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.29, 56.30, 20.48°)
OKLab	oklab(56.61% 0.1578 0.0485)
OKLCH	oklch(56.61% 0.165 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.2386, 16.2449, 9.7349)
Luminance	0.1624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44252 #42C4B4

analogous

#C44293 #C44252 #C47342

triadic

#C44252 #52C442 #4252C4

tetradic

#C44252 #93C442 #42C4B4 #7342C4

square

#C44252 #93C442 #42C4B4 #7342C4

split-complementary

#C44252 #42C473 #4293C4

monochromatic

#6A212A #99303D #C44252 #D3717D #E19FA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#C44252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#C44252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44252

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44252	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635F52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847A4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D62749

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.165 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7e82',
    500: '#c44252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44252;
$custom-light: #dc7e82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.615,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56614,
    "c": 0.16511,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44252

secondary

#94CEC7

accent

#DCCA4C

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44252

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →