#C44838#C44838

#C44838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.162 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44838
RGB	rgb(196, 72, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(7, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 71.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.83, 48.61, 35.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.83, 60.30, 36.28°)
OKLab	oklab(56.88% 0.1399 0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(56.88% 0.162 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.7988, 16.6596, 5.5978)
Luminance	0.1666 (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

#C44838 #38B4C4

analogous

#C4386E #C44838 #C48E38

triadic

#C44838 #38C448 #4838C4

tetradic

#C44838 #6EC438 #38B4C4 #8E38C4

square

#C44838 #6EC438 #38B4C4 #8E38C4

split-complementary

#C44838 #38C48E #386EC4

monochromatic

#65251D #94372A #C44838 #D37266 #E19E96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#C44838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#C44838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44838

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44838	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6036

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72A45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 72, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.162 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd816f',
    500: '#c44838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44838;
$custom-light: #dd816f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.857,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5688,
    "c": 0.16178,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44838

secondary

#8CC5CC

accent

#CEDF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44838

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

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