#C44545#C44545

#C44545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.163 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44545
RGB	rgb(196, 69, 69)
HSL	hsl(0, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(0, 65%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 64.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.53, 50.62, 27.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.53, 57.75, 28.77°)
OKLab	oklab(56.71% 0.1488 0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(56.71% 0.163 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.9698, 16.4253, 7.4320)
Luminance	0.1642 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44545 #45C4C4

analogous

#C44585 #C44545 #C48545

triadic

#C44545 #45C445 #4545C4

tetradic

#C44545 #85C445 #45C4C4 #8545C4

square

#C44545 #85C445 #45C4C4 #8545C4

split-complementary

#C44545 #45C485 #4585C4

monochromatic

#6C2222 #9B3131 #C44545 #D37373 #E1A2A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#C44545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#C44545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44545

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44545	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676044

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72846

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 69, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.163 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7f78',
    500: '#c44545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44545;
$custom-light: #dd7f78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 51.837,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56714,
    "c": 0.16269,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44545

secondary

#97CECE

accent

#DBDB4D

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44545

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

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