#C44542#C44542

#C44542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.163 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44542
RGB	rgb(196, 69, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(1, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 66.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.48, 50.45, 29.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.48, 58.44, 30.32°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% 0.1476 0.0693)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.163 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.8791, 16.3890, 6.9539)
Luminance	0.1638 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44542 #42C1C4

analogous

#C44280 #C44542 #C48642

triadic

#C44542 #42C445 #4542C4

tetradic

#C44542 #80C442 #42C1C4 #8642C4

square

#C44542 #80C442 #42C1C4 #8642C4

split-complementary

#C44542 #42C486 #4280C4

monochromatic

#6A2321 #993230 #C44542 #D37371 #E1A19F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#C44542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#C44542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44542

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44542	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675F41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 69, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.163 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7f76',
    500: '#c44542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44542;
$custom-light: #dd7f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.385,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56664,
    "c": 0.16309,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44542

secondary

#94CCCE

accent

#D9DC4C

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44542

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

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