#C44253#C44253

#C44253 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.165 H 16.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44253
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 83)
HSL	hsl(352, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(352, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 57.7%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.31, 52.82, 19.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.31, 56.17, 19.90°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% 0.1582 0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.165 16.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.2769, 16.2603, 9.9368)
Luminance	0.1626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44253 #42C4B3

analogous

#C44294 #C44253 #C47242

triadic

#C44253 #53C442 #4253C4

tetradic

#C44253 #94C442 #42C4B3 #7242C4

square

#C44253 #94C442 #42C4B3 #7242C4

split-complementary

#C44253 #42C472 #4294C4

monochromatic

#6A212B #99303E #C44253 #D3717D #E19FA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#C44253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#C44253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44253

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44253	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)

#635F53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847A50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D62749

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.165 16.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7e83',
    500: '#c44253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44253;
$custom-light: #dc7e83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.154,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56636,
    "c": 0.16511,
    "h": 16.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44253

secondary

#94CEC6

accent

#DCC94C

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44253

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

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