#C44E4E#C44E4E
#C44E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.152 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 78, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 50%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 60%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 60.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.18, 47.21, 24.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.18, 53.22, 27.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58% 0.1396 0.0594) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.152 23.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8669, 17.7381, 9.2153) |
| Luminance | 0.1774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.80
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.98
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.26
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.46
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.51
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44E4E #4EC4C4
analogous
#C44E89 #C44E4E #C4894E
triadic
#C44E4E #4EC44E #4E4EC4
tetradic
#C44E4E #89C44E #4EC4C4 #894EC4
square
#C44E4E #89C44E #4EC4C4 #894EC4
split-complementary
#C44E4E #4EC489 #4E89C4
monochromatic
#722626 #A03535 #C44E4E #D37C7C #E3AAAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#C44E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#C44E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44E4E
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44E4E | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C654D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897E4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6384F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 78, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.152 23.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc847f',
500: '#c44e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44e4e; $custom-light: #dc847f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 78,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 50,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58002,
"c": 0.15175,
"h": 23.1
},
"luminance": 0.17735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44E4E
secondary
#9ED0D0
accent
#DADA4E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#160B0A
muted
#847C7C