#C4544E#C4544E
#C4544E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.145 H 25.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4544E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 84, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 50%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 60%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 60.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.25, 44.38, 25.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.25, 51.41, 30.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.81% 0.1308 0.0626) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.81% 0.145 25.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3128, 18.6299, 9.3639) |
| Luminance | 0.1863 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 1.86
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.12
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.51
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.83
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.02
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4544E #4EBEC4
analogous
#C44E83 #C4544E #C48F4E
triadic
#C4544E #4EC454 #544EC4
tetradic
#C4544E #83C44E #4EBEC4 #8F4EC4
square
#C4544E #83C44E #4EBEC4 #8F4EC4
split-complementary
#C4544E #4EC48F #4E83C4
monochromatic
#722A26 #A03B35 #C4544E #D3807C #E3ADAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.44
#C4544E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.73
#C4544E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C4544E
4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4544E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4544E | 1.00 | 4.44 | 4.73 | 4.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70694D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C814B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D63F53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4544e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 84, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.145 25.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc887f',
500: '#c4544e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4544e; $custom-light: #dc887f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4544e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 84,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.051,
"s": 50,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58812,
"c": 0.14497,
"h": 25.6
},
"luminance": 0.18626
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4544E
secondary
#9ECED0
accent
#D2DA4E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160C0A
muted
#847D7C