#C44C40#C44C40
#C44C40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.156 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44C40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 76, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 67%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 67.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.61, 47.24, 32.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.61, 57.08, 34.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.5% 0.1371 0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.5% 0.156 28.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2774, 17.2784, 6.8008) |
| Luminance | 0.1727 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.95
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.03
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.52
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.66
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.20
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44C40 #40B8C4
analogous
#C44076 #C44C40 #C48E40
triadic
#C44C40 #40C44C #4C40C4
tetradic
#C44C40 #76C440 #40B8C4 #8E40C4
square
#C44C40 #76C440 #40B8C4 #8E40C4
split-complementary
#C44C40 #40C48E #4076C4
monochromatic
#692720 #98382F #C44C40 #D2786F #E1A49E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.71
#C44C40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.46
#C44C40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44C40
4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44C40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44C40 | 1.00 | 4.71 | 4.46 | 4.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C633E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7D3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7324A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44c40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 76, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.156 28.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8375',
500: '#c44c40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44c40; $custom-light: #dd8375; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44c40",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 76,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.455,
"s": 52.8,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57502,
"c": 0.15615,
"h": 28.6
},
"luminance": 0.17275
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44C40
secondary
#93C8CD
accent
#CFDC4C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B