#C44444#C44444
#C44444 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.164 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44444 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 68, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 65.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.35, 50.99, 28.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.35, 58.25, 28.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.58% 0.1497 0.0666) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.58% 0.164 24) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8781, 16.2910, 7.2495) |
| Luminance | 0.1629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 0.95
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.38
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.72
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.86
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.36
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44444 #44C4C4
analogous
#C44484 #C44444 #C48444
triadic
#C44444 #44C444 #4444C4
tetradic
#C44444 #84C444 #44C4C4 #8444C4
square
#C44444 #84C444 #44C4C4 #8444C4
split-complementary
#C44444 #44C484 #4484C4
monochromatic
#6C2222 #9A3131 #C44444 #D37373 #E1A1A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.93
#C44444 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.26
#C44444 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44444
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44444 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44444 | 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)
#665F43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867A40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D72645
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44444; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 68, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.164 24.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd7f78',
500: '#c44444',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44444; $custom-light: #dd7f78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44444",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 68,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56579,
"c": 0.16386,
"h": 24
},
"luminance": 0.16287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44444
secondary
#96CECE
accent
#DBDB4C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B