#C44531#C44531

#C44531 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.166 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44531
RGB	rgb(196, 69, 49)
HSL	hsl(8, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(8, 75%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 75%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.26, 49.61, 38.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.26, 63.06, 38.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.43% 0.1416 0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(56.43% 0.166 31.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.4502, 16.2174, 4.6953)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44531 #31B0C4

analogous

#C43167 #C44531 #C48E31

triadic

#C44531 #31C445 #4531C4

tetradic

#C44531 #67C431 #31B0C4 #8E31C4

square

#C44531 #67C431 #31B0C4 #8E31C4

split-complementary

#C44531 #31C48E #3167C4

monochromatic

#622319 #933425 #C44531 #D66D5C #E2998D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#C44531 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#C44531 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44531

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44531	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44531	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695E2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887A2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72341

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44531;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 69, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.166 31.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7f6a',
    500: '#c44531',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44531;
$custom-light: #de7f6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44531",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.163,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56426,
    "c": 0.16609,
    "h": 31.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44531

secondary

#84C3CD

accent

#CEE345

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44531

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

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