#C4454E#C4454E
#C4454E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.162 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4454E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 69, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 60.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.68, 51.20, 22.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.68, 55.98, 23.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.88% 0.1523 0.055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.88% 0.162 19.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2707, 16.5456, 9.0165) |
| Luminance | 0.1654 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.10
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.82
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.92
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.06
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.23
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4454E #45C4BB
analogous
#C4458E #C4454E #C47C45
triadic
#C4454E #4EC445 #454EC4
tetradic
#C4454E #8EC445 #45C4BB #7C45C4
square
#C4454E #8EC445 #45C4BB #7C45C4
split-complementary
#C4454E #45C47C #458EC4
monochromatic
#6C2228 #9B3139 #C4454E #D3737A #E1A2A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.87
#C4454E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.31
#C4454E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C4454E
4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4454E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4454E | 1.00 | 4.87 | 4.31 | 4.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65604D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867B4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D62A49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4454e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 69, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.162 19.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc7f7f',
500: '#c4454e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4454e; $custom-light: #dc7f7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4454e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 69,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.748,
"s": 51.837,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5688,
"c": 0.16188,
"h": 19.9
},
"luminance": 0.16542
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4454E
secondary
#97CECA
accent
#DBD14D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#160B0A
muted
#847C7C