#C44D48#C44D48
#C44D48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.154 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44D48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 77, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 51%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 63%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.7%, 63.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.90, 47.26, 27.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.90, 54.81, 30.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.76% 0.1387 0.0661) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.76% 0.154 25.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5911, 17.5149, 8.1101) |
| Luminance | 0.1751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.34
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.85
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.45
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.46
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.00
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44D48 #48BFC4
analogous
#C44881 #C44D48 #C48B48
triadic
#C44D48 #48C44D #4D48C4
tetradic
#C44D48 #81C448 #48BFC4 #8B48C4
square
#C44D48 #81C448 #48BFC4 #8B48C4
split-complementary
#C44D48 #48C48B #4881C4
monochromatic
#6E2723 #9C3732 #C44D48 #D37A76 #E2A7A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.66
#C44D48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.50
#C44D48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44D48
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44D48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44D48 | 1.00 | 4.66 | 4.50 | 4.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6447
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897E45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6354D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44d48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 77, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.154 25.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc847b',
500: '#c44d48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44d48; $custom-light: #dc847b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44d48",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 77,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.419,
"s": 51.24,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57762,
"c": 0.15369,
"h": 25.5
},
"luminance": 0.17511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44D48
secondary
#99CDCF
accent
#D5DB4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B09
muted
#847C7B