#C44E32#C44E32

#C44E32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.157 H 34.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C44E32
RGB	rgb(196, 78, 50)
HSL	hsl(12, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 74.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.78, 45.62, 40.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.78, 60.70, 41.28°)
OKLab	oklab(57.58% 0.1294 0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(57.58% 0.157 34.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.0678, 17.4184, 5.0064)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C44E32 #32A8C4

analogous

#C4325F #C44E32 #C49732

triadic

#C44E32 #32C44E #4E32C4

tetradic

#C44E32 #5FC432 #32A8C4 #9732C4

square

#C44E32 #5FC432 #32A8C4 #9732C4

split-complementary

#C44E32 #32C497 #325FC4

monochromatic

#622719 #933B26 #C44E32 #D6755D #E29E8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#C44E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#C44E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C44E32

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C44E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C44E32	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F642E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7E2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D73248

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c44e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 78, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.157 34.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de846b',
    500: '#c44e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c44e32;
$custom-light: #de846b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c44e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.507,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57578,
    "c": 0.15732,
    "h": 34.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C44E32

secondary

#85BFCD

accent

#C4E345

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C44E32

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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