#C44256#C44256

#C44256 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.165 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44256
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 86)
HSL	hsl(351, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 56.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.38, 53.04, 17.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.38, 55.82, 18.14°)
OKLab	oklab(56.7% 0.1594 0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(56.7% 0.165 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.3953, 16.3076, 10.5600)
Luminance	0.1630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44256 #42C4B0

analogous

#C44297 #C44256 #C46F42

triadic

#C44256 #56C442 #4256C4

tetradic

#C44256 #97C442 #42C4B0 #6F42C4

square

#C44256 #97C442 #42C4B0 #6F42C4

split-complementary

#C44256 #42C46F #4297C4

monochromatic

#6A212C #993040 #C44256 #D37180 #E19FA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#C44256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#C44256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44256

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44256	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625F56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837A53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D6284A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.165 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7e85',
    500: '#c44256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44256;
$custom-light: #dc7e85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.769,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56702,
    "c": 0.16517,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44256

secondary

#94CEC5

accent

#DCC64C

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FCEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44256

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

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