#C4474E#C4474E
#C4474E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.160 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4474E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 71, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 60.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.00, 50.34, 23.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.00, 55.37, 24.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.12% 0.1495 0.0559) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.12% 0.16 20.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3958, 16.7958, 9.0582) |
| Luminance | 0.1679 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.22
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.46
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.64
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.99
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4474E #47C4BD
analogous
#C4478D #C4474E #C47F47
triadic
#C4474E #4EC447 #474EC4
tetradic
#C4474E #8DC447 #47C4BD #7F47C4
square
#C4474E #8DC447 #47C4BD #7F47C4
split-complementary
#C4474E #47C47F #478DC4
monochromatic
#6D2327 #9C3238 #C4474E #D3757B #E2A4A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.82
#C4474E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.36
#C4474E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C4474E
4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4474E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4474E | 1.00 | 4.82 | 4.36 | 4.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#67614D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867C4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D62D4A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4474e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 71, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.160 20.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc807f',
500: '#c4474e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4474e; $custom-light: #dc807f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4474e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 71,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.64,
"s": 51.44,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57119,
"c": 0.15966,
"h": 20.5
},
"luminance": 0.16792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4474E
secondary
#98CFCC
accent
#DBD34D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#160B0A
muted
#847C7C