#C44445#C44445

#C44445 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.164 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44445
RGB	rgb(196, 68, 69)
HSL	hsl(360, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(360, 65%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 64.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.37, 51.05, 27.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.37, 58.03, 28.40°)
OKLab	oklab(56.6% 0.1501 0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(56.6% 0.164 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.9089, 16.3033, 7.4116)
Luminance	0.1630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44445 #44C4C3

analogous

#C44485 #C44445 #C48344

triadic

#C44445 #45C444 #4445C4

tetradic

#C44445 #85C444 #44C4C3 #8344C4

square

#C44445 #85C444 #44C4C3 #8344C4

split-complementary

#C44445 #44C483 #4485C4

monochromatic

#6C2223 #9A3131 #C44445 #D37373 #E1A1A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#C44445 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#C44445 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44445

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44445	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44445	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)

#665F44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72646

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44445;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 68, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.164 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7f78',
    500: '#c44445',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44445;
$custom-light: #dd7f78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44445",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.531,
    "s": 52.033,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56596,
    "c": 0.16375,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44445

secondary

#96CECE

accent

#DBDA4C

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44445

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

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