#C44F33#C44F33
#C44F33 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.156 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C44F33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 79, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 59%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.7%, 74%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.97, 45.20, 39.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.97, 60.17, 41.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.72% 0.1283 0.089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.72% 0.156 34.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1612, 17.5703, 5.1451) |
| Luminance | 0.1757 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.55
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.61
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.99
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 7.17
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.20
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C44F33 #33A8C4
analogous
#C4335F #C44F33 #C49733
triadic
#C44F33 #33C44F #4F33C4
tetradic
#C44F33 #5FC433 #33A8C4 #9733C4
square
#C44F33 #5FC433 #33A8C4 #9733C4
split-complementary
#C44F33 #33C497 #335FC4
monochromatic
#63281A #933B26 #C44F33 #D5765F #E29F8F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.65
#C44F33 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.51
#C44F33 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C44F33
4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C44F33 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C44F33 | 1.00 | 4.65 | 4.51 | 4.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F642F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7E2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D73449
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c44f33; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 79, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.156 34.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd846c',
500: '#c44f33',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c44f33; $custom-light: #dd846c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c44f33",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 79,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.586,
"s": 58.704,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57723,
"c": 0.15612,
"h": 34.8
},
"luminance": 0.17567
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C44F33
secondary
#86BFCD
accent
#C4E246
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A