#C44543#C44543
#C44543 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.163 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44543 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 69, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 65.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.50, 50.50, 28.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.50, 58.21, 29.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.68% 0.148 0.0682) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.68% 0.163 24.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9088, 16.4009, 7.1105) |
| Luminance | 0.1640 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 0.70
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.54
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.96
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.14
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.19
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44543 #43C2C4
analogous
#C44382 #C44543 #C48643
triadic
#C44543 #43C445 #4543C4
tetradic
#C44543 #82C443 #43C2C4 #8643C4
square
#C44543 #82C443 #43C2C4 #8643C4
split-complementary
#C44543 #43C486 #4382C4
monochromatic
#6B2322 #9A3230 #C44543 #D37372 #E1A1A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.91
#C44543 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.28
#C44543 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44543
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44543 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44543 | 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)
#675F42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877B3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D72746
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44543; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 69, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.163 24.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd7f77',
500: '#c44543',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44543; $custom-light: #dd7f77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44543",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 69,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.93,
"s": 52.227,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5668,
"c": 0.16295,
"h": 24.7
},
"luminance": 0.16397
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44543
secondary
#95CDCE
accent
#D9DC4C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B