#C44438#C44438

#C44438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.166 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44438
RGB	rgb(196, 68, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(5, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 71.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.18, 50.35, 34.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.18, 61.28, 34.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.4% 0.1453 0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(56.4% 0.166 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.5486, 16.1592, 5.5143)
Luminance	0.1616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44438 #38B8C4

analogous

#C43872 #C44438 #C48A38

triadic

#C44438 #38C444 #4438C4

tetradic

#C44438 #72C438 #38B8C4 #8A38C4

square

#C44438 #72C438 #38B8C4 #8A38C4

split-complementary

#C44438 #38C48A #3872C4

monochromatic

#65231D #94332A #C44438 #D36F66 #E19C96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#C44438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#C44438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44438

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44438	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 68, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.166 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7e6f',
    500: '#c44438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44438;
$custom-light: #de7e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.143,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56395,
    "c": 0.1657,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44438

secondary

#8CC7CC

accent

#D2DF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44438

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

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