#C44549#C44549

#C44549 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.162 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44549
RGB	rgb(196, 69, 73)
HSL	hsl(358, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(358, 65%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 62.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.59, 50.87, 25.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.59, 56.91, 26.62°)
OKLab	oklab(56.79% 0.1503 0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(56.79% 0.162 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.0982, 16.4766, 8.1081)
Luminance	0.1647 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44549 #45C4C0

analogous

#C44589 #C44549 #C48145

triadic

#C44549 #49C445 #4549C4

tetradic

#C44549 #89C445 #45C4C0 #8145C4

square

#C44549 #89C445 #45C4C0 #8145C4

split-complementary

#C44549 #45C481 #4589C4

monochromatic

#6C2225 #9B3134 #C44549 #D37376 #E1A2A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#C44549 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#C44549 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44549

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44549	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44549	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666048

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72948

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44549;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 69, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.162 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7f7b',
    500: '#c44549',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44549;
$custom-light: #dd7f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44549",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.11,
    "s": 51.837,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56785,
    "c": 0.16226,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44549

secondary

#97CECC

accent

#DBD74D

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44549

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

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