#C45444#C45444

#C45444 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.147 H 30.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C45444
RGB	rgb(196, 84, 68)
HSL	hsl(8, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(8, 65%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 65.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.09, 43.72, 31.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.09, 53.91, 35.81°)
OKLab	oklab(58.64% 0.1269 0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(58.64% 0.147 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.9812, 18.4972, 7.6172)
Luminance	0.1849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C45444 #44B4C4

analogous

#C44474 #C45444 #C49444

triadic

#C45444 #44C454 #5444C4

tetradic

#C45444 #74C444 #44B4C4 #9444C4

square

#C45444 #74C444 #44B4C4 #9444C4

split-complementary

#C45444 #44C494 #4474C4

monochromatic

#6C2B22 #9A3E31 #C45444 #D37F73 #E1A9A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.47

#C45444 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#C45444 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C45444

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C45444	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C45444	1.00	4.47	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716842

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8041

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D63E51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c45444;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 84, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.147 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc8878',
    500: '#c45444',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c45444;
$custom-light: #dc8878;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c45444",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.5,
    "s": 52.033,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58642,
    "c": 0.14697,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C45444

secondary

#96C7CE

accent

#CADB4C

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDF0ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#160C09

muted

#847D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C45444

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

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