#CA234A#CA234A

#CA234A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.199 H 14.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA234A
RGB	rgb(202, 35, 74)
HSL	hsl(346, 70%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(346, 83%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.7%, 63.4%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, 64.19, 21.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 67.61, 18.31°)
OKLab	oklab(54.77% 0.1923 0.0513)
OKLCH	oklch(54.77% 0.199 14.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.1970, 14.2571, 7.8497)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA234A #23CAA3

analogous

#CA239E #CA234A #CA5023

triadic

#CA234A #4ACA23 #234ACA

tetradic

#CA234A #9ECA23 #23CAA3 #5023CA

square

#CA234A #9ECA23 #23CAA3 #5023CA

split-complementary

#CA234A #23CA50 #239ECA

monochromatic

#621124 #961A37 #CA234A #E04A6D #E97F97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#CA234A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#CA234A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA234A

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA234A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA234A	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56544A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807645

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca234a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 35, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.199 14.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e2717c',
    500: '#ca234a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca234a;
$custom-light: #e2717c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca234a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.988,
    "s": 70.464,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54766,
    "c": 0.19905,
    "h": 14.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA234A

secondary

#78D1BC

accent

#EDC43B

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEDEE

border

#D6C8C9

text

#170909

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA234A

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

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