#C44550#C44550

#C44550 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.162 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44550
RGB	rgb(196, 69, 80)
HSL	hsl(355, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(355, 65%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 59.2%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.72, 51.34, 21.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.72, 55.65, 22.69°)
OKLab	oklab(56.92% 0.1531 0.0525)
OKLCH	oklch(56.92% 0.162 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.3435, 16.5747, 9.3999)
Luminance	0.1657 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44550 #45C4B9

analogous

#C44590 #C44550 #C47A45

triadic

#C44550 #50C445 #4550C4

tetradic

#C44550 #90C445 #45C4B9 #7A45C4

square

#C44550 #90C445 #45C4B9 #7A45C4

split-complementary

#C44550 #45C47A #4590C4

monochromatic

#6C2229 #9B313A #C44550 #D3737C #E1A2A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#C44550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#C44550 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44550

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44550	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)

#656050

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857B4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D62B4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 69, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.162 18.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7f81',
    500: '#c44550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44550;
$custom-light: #dc7f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.803,
    "s": 51.837,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5692,
    "c": 0.16179,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44550

secondary

#97CEC9

accent

#DBCF4D

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44550

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

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