#C44951#C44951

#C44951 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.157 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44951
RGB	rgb(196, 73, 81)
HSL	hsl(356, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(356, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 58.7%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.38, 49.68, 21.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.38, 54.23, 23.64°)
OKLab	oklab(57.42% 0.1479 0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(57.42% 0.157 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.6351, 17.0984, 9.6807)
Luminance	0.1709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44951 #49C4BC

analogous

#C4498E #C44951 #C47F49

triadic

#C44951 #51C449 #4951C4

tetradic

#C44951 #8EC449 #49C4BC #7F49C4

square

#C44951 #8EC449 #49C4BC #7F49C4

split-complementary

#C44951 #49C47F #498EC4

monochromatic

#6F2429 #9D333A #C44951 #D3777D #E2A5A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#C44951 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#C44951 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44951

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44951	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44951	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686350

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877D4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D6314D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44951;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 73, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.157 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc8281',
    500: '#c44951',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44951;
$custom-light: #dc8281;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44951",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.098,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57424,
    "c": 0.1572,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44951

secondary

#9ACFCC

accent

#DBD14D

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44951

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

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