Information about #C44449 color

#C44449 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C44449 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 68, 73) — 76.9% red, 26.7% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 50 / 48 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C44449 reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Strawberry Red (#C83F49). Slightly further away sit Cherry Red (#C24641) and English Vermillion (#CC474B).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 68, 73) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #C44449: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C44449 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C44449 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C44449

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cherry Red color link
Cherry Red

#C24641

Reddish color link
Reddish

#C44240

Sanguine color link
Sanguine

#BC3F4A

Dusty Red color link
Dusty Red

#B9484E

Brick Red color link
Brick Red

#CB4154

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Bring It On color link
Bring It On

#C3423B

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C44449
  • RGB196, 68, 73
  • CMYK0, 50, 48, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 68, 73)
  • HSL358°, 52%, 52%
  • HSL Precise357.656°, 52.033%, 51.765%
  • HSV358°, 65%, 77%
  • HSB358°, 65%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.267, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.267, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.267, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC44449
  • DECIMAL ID12862537
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01