#C44C49#C44C49
#C44C49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.155 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44C49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 76, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 51%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 63%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 62.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.75, 47.79, 26.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.75, 54.87, 29.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.65% 0.1406 0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.65% 0.155 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5545, 17.3892, 8.2602) |
| Luminance | 0.1739 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.26
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.98
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.19
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.66
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.78
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44C49 #49C1C4
analogous
#C44984 #C44C49 #C48949
triadic
#C44C49 #49C44C #4C49C4
tetradic
#C44C49 #84C449 #49C1C4 #8949C4
square
#C44C49 #84C449 #49C1C4 #8949C4
split-complementary
#C44C49 #49C489 #4984C4
monochromatic
#6F2624 #9D3533 #C44C49 #D37977 #E2A7A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.69
#C44C49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.48
#C44C49 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44C49
4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44C49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44C49 | 1.00 | 4.69 | 4.48 | 4.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B6448
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897D46
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6344C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44c49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 76, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.155 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc837c',
500: '#c44c49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44c49; $custom-light: #dc837c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44c49",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 76,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.463,
"s": 51.037,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57651,
"c": 0.15463,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.17386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44C49
secondary
#9ACECF
accent
#D7DB4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#160B09
muted
#847C7B