#C44944#C44944
#C44944 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.159 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44944 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 73, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 65.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.16, 48.82, 29.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.16, 56.87, 30.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.18% 0.1429 0.0688) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.18% 0.159 25.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1935, 16.9218, 7.3547) |
| Luminance | 0.1692 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.45
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.30
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.57
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.89
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.38
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44944 #44BFC4
analogous
#C4447F #C44944 #C48944
triadic
#C44944 #44C449 #4944C4
tetradic
#C44944 #7FC444 #44BFC4 #8944C4
square
#C44944 #7FC444 #44BFC4 #8944C4
split-complementary
#C44944 #44C489 #447FC4
monochromatic
#6C2522 #9A3531 #C44944 #D37673 #E1A4A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.79
#C44944 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.38
#C44944 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44944
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44944 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44944 | 1.00 | 4.79 | 4.38 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#696243
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887C41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D72E49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44944; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 73, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.159 25.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8178',
500: '#c44944',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44944; $custom-light: #dd8178; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44944",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 73,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.344,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57185,
"c": 0.1586,
"h": 25.7
},
"luminance": 0.16918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44944
secondary
#96CCCE
accent
#D6DB4C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B09
muted
#847C7B