#C44540#C44540

#C44540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.163 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44540
RGB	rgb(196, 69, 64)
HSL	hsl(2, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(2, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 67.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.45, 50.33, 30.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.45, 58.93, 31.33°)
OKLab	oklab(56.63% 0.1469 0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(56.63% 0.163 26)
XYZ	xyz(25.8211, 16.3658, 6.6487)
Luminance	0.1636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44540 #40BFC4

analogous

#C4407D #C44540 #C48740

triadic

#C44540 #40C445 #4540C4

tetradic

#C44540 #7DC440 #40BFC4 #8740C4

square

#C44540 #7DC440 #40BFC4 #8740C4

split-complementary

#C44540 #40C487 #407DC4

monochromatic

#692320 #98332F #C44540 #D2736F #E1A09E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#C44540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#C44540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44540

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44540	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)

#675F3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72645

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 69, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.163 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7f75',
    500: '#c44540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44540;
$custom-light: #dd7f75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.273,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56632,
    "c": 0.16338,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.16362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44540

secondary

#93CBCD

accent

#D7DC4C

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44540

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

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