#C44259#C44259

#C44259 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.165 H 13.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44259
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 89)
HSL	hsl(349, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(349, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 54.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.44, 53.27, 15.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.44, 55.52, 16.36°)
OKLab	oklab(56.77% 0.1606 0.0392)
OKLCH	oklch(56.77% 0.165 13.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.5187, 16.3570, 11.2100)
Luminance	0.1635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44259 #42C4AD

analogous

#C4429A #C44259 #C46C42

triadic

#C44259 #59C442 #4259C4

tetradic

#C44259 #9AC442 #42C4AD #6C42C4

square

#C44259 #9AC442 #42C4AD #6C42C4

split-complementary

#C44259 #42C46C #429AC4

monochromatic

#6A212E #993042 #C44259 #D37182 #E19FAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#C44259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#C44259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44259

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44259	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626059

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837A56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D6294B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.165 13.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7e87',
    500: '#c44259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44259;
$custom-light: #dc7e87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.385,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5677,
    "c": 0.16531,
    "h": 13.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44259

secondary

#94CEC3

accent

#DCC24C

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FCEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44259

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

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