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#C44745 Color

#C44745 is rgb(196, 71, 69) in RGB, hsl(1, 52%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 65%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Vermillion (#CC474B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C44745
HEX#C44745
RGBrgb(196, 71, 69)
HSLhsl(1, 52%, 52%)
HSVhsv(1, 65%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 65%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.161 24.6)
LABlab(48.46% 50.66 29.41)
LCHlch(48.46% 58.58 30.14)

What #C44745 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C44745, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#C44745 Channel Values

How #C44745 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 196 · G 71 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 1° · S 52% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 1° · S 65% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 65% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.84:1 vs white · 4.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C44745 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C44745

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C44745; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C44745

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C44745.

How #C44745 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C44745
Protanopia#6B6B44
Protanomaly#975E44
Deuteranopia#82823C
Deuteranomaly#A16F40
Tritanopia#C44747
Tritanomaly#C44746
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C44745 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c44745: #C44745;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C44745;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c44745': '#C44745' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.769, green: 0.278, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_c44745">#C44745</color>
SVG fillfill="#C44745"

More Red Colors

#C44745 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C44745 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C44745?

#C44745 is a mid-tone red — rgb(196, 71, 69) in RGB and hsl(1, 52%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Vermillion (#CC474B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.58.

What is the RGB value of #C44745?

#C44745 is rgb(196, 71, 69) — red 196, green 71, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C44745?

#C44745 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 65%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C44745 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C44745 scores 4.84:1 against white and 4.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C44745 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C44745 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 9.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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