#C44738#C44738

#C44738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.163 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44738
RGB	rgb(196, 71, 56)
HSL	hsl(6, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(6, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 71.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.66, 49.05, 35.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.66, 60.55, 35.89°)
OKLab	oklab(56.76% 0.1412 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(56.76% 0.163 29.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.7347, 16.5314, 5.5764)
Luminance	0.1653 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44738 #38B5C4

analogous

#C4386F #C44738 #C48D38

triadic

#C44738 #38C447 #4738C4

tetradic

#C44738 #6FC438 #38B5C4 #8D38C4

square

#C44738 #6FC438 #38B5C4 #8D38C4

split-complementary

#C44738 #38C48D #386FC4

monochromatic

#65251D #94362A #C44738 #D37266 #E19E96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#C44738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#C44738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44738

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44738	1.00	4.88	4.31	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696036

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72844

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 71, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.163 29.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd806f',
    500: '#c44738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44738;
$custom-light: #dd806f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.429,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56757,
    "c": 0.16276,
    "h": 29.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44738

secondary

#8CC5CC

accent

#CFDF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44738

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

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