#C44D49#C44D49
#C44D49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.154 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44D49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 77, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 51%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 63%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.7%, 62.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.92, 47.33, 27.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.92, 54.58, 29.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.78% 0.1391 0.0649) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.78% 0.154 25) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6239, 17.5281, 8.2833) |
| Luminance | 0.1752 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.40
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.82
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.27
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.44
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.98
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44D49 #49C0C4
analogous
#C44983 #C44D49 #C48A49
triadic
#C44D49 #49C44D #4D49C4
tetradic
#C44D49 #83C449 #49C0C4 #8A49C4
square
#C44D49 #83C449 #49C0C4 #8A49C4
split-complementary
#C44D49 #49C48A #4983C4
monochromatic
#6F2624 #9D3633 #C44D49 #D37A77 #E2A7A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.66
#C44D49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.51
#C44D49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44D49
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44D49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44D49 | 1.00 | 4.66 | 4.51 | 4.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6448
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897E46
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6354D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44d49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 77, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.154 25.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc847c',
500: '#c44d49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44d49; $custom-light: #dc847c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44d49",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 77,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.951,
"s": 51.037,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5778,
"c": 0.15354,
"h": 25
},
"luminance": 0.17525
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44D49
secondary
#9ACDCF
accent
#D6DB4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#160B09
muted
#847C7B