#CA1542#CA1542

#CA1542 is a mid, highly saturated red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.207 H 16.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA1542
RGB	rgb(202, 21, 66)
HSL	hsl(345, 81%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(345, 90%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 89.6%, 67.3%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.49, 66.52, 24.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.49, 70.98, 20.43°)
OKLab	oklab(53.91% 0.1982 0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(53.91% 0.207 16.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.6116, 13.4904, 6.4086)
Luminance	0.1349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA1542 #15CA9D

analogous

#CA159C #CA1542 #CA4215

triadic

#CA1542 #42CA15 #1542CA

tetradic

#CA1542 #9CCA15 #15CA9D #4215CA

square

#CA1542 #9CCA15 #15CA9D #4215CA

split-complementary

#CA1542 #15CA42 #159CCA

monochromatic

#5B091E #930F30 #CA1542 #EA3260 #EF6A8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#CA1542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#CA1542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA1542

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA1542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA1542	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534F42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F743D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca1542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 21, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.207 16.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e36d76',
    500: '#ca1542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca1542;
$custom-light: #e36d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca1542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.083,
    "s": 81.166,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53905,
    "c": 0.20661,
    "h": 16.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA1542

secondary

#66D5B9

accent

#F8C630

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEDED

border

#D6C8C8

text

#170808

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA1542

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

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