#C44D4E#C44D4E
#C44D4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.153 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 77, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 50%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 61%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.7%, 60.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.00, 47.67, 24.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.00, 53.52, 27.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.87% 0.1411 0.0589) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.87% 0.153 22.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7964, 17.5971, 9.1917) |
| Luminance | 0.1759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.81
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.21
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.23
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.27
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.75
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44D4E #4DC4C3
analogous
#C44D89 #C44D4E #C4874D
triadic
#C44D4E #4EC44D #4D4EC4
tetradic
#C44D4E #89C44D #4DC4C3 #874DC4
square
#C44D4E #89C44D #4DC4C3 #874DC4
split-complementary
#C44D4E #4DC487 #4D89C4
monochromatic
#712526 #9F3536 #C44D4E #D37B7C #E2A9A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.65
#C44D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.52
#C44D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44D4E
4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44D4E | 1.00 | 4.65 | 4.52 | 4.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B654D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897E4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6364E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 77, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.153 22.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc847f',
500: '#c44d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44d4e; $custom-light: #dc847f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 77,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.496,
"s": 50.211,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57871,
"c": 0.15289,
"h": 22.7
},
"luminance": 0.17594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44D4E
secondary
#9DD0CF
accent
#DAD94E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#160B0A
muted
#847C7C