#C44257#C44257

#C44257 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.165 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44257
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 87)
HSL	hsl(350, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(350, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 55.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.40, 53.12, 16.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.40, 55.71, 17.55°)
OKLab	oklab(56.72% 0.1598 0.0419)
OKLCH	oklch(56.72% 0.165 14.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.4359, 16.3238, 10.7737)
Luminance	0.1632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44257 #42C4AF

analogous

#C44298 #C44257 #C46E42

triadic

#C44257 #57C442 #4257C4

tetradic

#C44257 #98C442 #42C4AF #6E42C4

square

#C44257 #98C442 #42C4AF #6E42C4

split-complementary

#C44257 #42C46E #4298C4

monochromatic

#6A212D #993041 #C44257 #D37180 #E19FAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#C44257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#C44257 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44257

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44257	1.00	4.92	4.26	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625F57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837A54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D6284A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.165 14.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7e86',
    500: '#c44257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44257;
$custom-light: #dc7e86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.308,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56724,
    "c": 0.1652,
    "h": 14.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44257

secondary

#94CEC4

accent

#DCC54C

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FCEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44257

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

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