#C44E34#C44E34
#C44E34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.157 H 34.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44E34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 78, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 58%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 73.5%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.80, 45.71, 38.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.80, 60.08, 40.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.6% 0.13 0.0877) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.6% 0.157 34) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1119, 17.4360, 5.2386) |
| Luminance | 0.1743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.63
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.01
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.01
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.24
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.27
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44E34 #34AAC4
analogous
#C43462 #C44E34 #C49634
triadic
#C44E34 #34C44E #4E34C4
tetradic
#C44E34 #62C434 #34AAC4 #9634C4
square
#C44E34 #62C434 #34AAC4 #9634C4
split-complementary
#C44E34 #34C496 #3462C4
monochromatic
#63281A #943B27 #C44E34 #D57560 #E29F91
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#C44E34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#C44E34 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44E34
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44E34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44E34 | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.49 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6431
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7E30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D73349
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44e34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 78, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.157 34.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd846d',
500: '#c44e34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44e34; $custom-light: #dd846d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44e34",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 78,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.833,
"s": 58.065,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57601,
"c": 0.15682,
"h": 34
},
"luminance": 0.17432
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44E34
secondary
#87C0CC
accent
#C5E147
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A