#C44E30#C44E30
#C44E30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.158 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44E30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 78, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 61%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 76%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 75.5%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.76, 45.53, 41.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.76, 61.33, 42.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.56% 0.1288 0.0913) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.56% 0.158 35.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0256, 17.4015, 4.7841) |
| Luminance | 0.1740 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.44
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.51
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.69
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.71
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 7.26
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44E30 #30A6C4
analogous
#C4305C #C44E30 #C49830
triadic
#C44E30 #30C44E #4E30C4
tetradic
#C44E30 #5CC430 #30A6C4 #9830C4
square
#C44E30 #5CC430 #30A6C4 #9830C4
split-complementary
#C44E30 #30C498 #305CC4
monochromatic
#622718 #933A24 #C44E30 #D7745A #E39D8C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.69
#C44E30 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.48
#C44E30 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44E30
4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44E30 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44E30 | 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)
#6F632C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7E2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D73248
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44e30; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 78, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.158 35.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de846a',
500: '#c44e30',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44e30; $custom-light: #de846a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44e30",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 78,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.162,
"s": 60.656,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57556,
"c": 0.15781,
"h": 35.3
},
"luminance": 0.17398
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44E30
secondary
#83BECD
accent
#C3E444
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A