#C44449#C44449

#C44449 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.163 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44449
RGB	rgb(196, 68, 73)
HSL	hsl(358, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(358, 65%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 62.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.44, 51.30, 25.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.44, 57.20, 26.25°)
OKLab	oklab(56.67% 0.1517 0.0607)
OKLCH	oklch(56.67% 0.163 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.0372, 16.3546, 8.0877)
Luminance	0.1635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44449 #44C4BF

analogous

#C44489 #C44449 #C47F44

triadic

#C44449 #49C444 #4449C4

tetradic

#C44449 #89C444 #44C4BF #7F44C4

square

#C44449 #89C444 #44C4BF #7F44C4

split-complementary

#C44449 #44C47F #4489C4

monochromatic

#6C2225 #9A3135 #C44449 #D37376 #E1A1A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#C44449 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#C44449 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44449

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44449	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44449	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)

#655F48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72747

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44449;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 68, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.163 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7f7b',
    500: '#c44449',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44449;
$custom-light: #dd7f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44449",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.656,
    "s": 52.033,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56667,
    "c": 0.16334,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44449

secondary

#96CECC

accent

#DBD64C

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44449

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

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