#CA234B#CA234B

#CA234B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.199 H 14.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA234B
RGB	rgb(202, 35, 75)
HSL	hsl(346, 70%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(346, 83%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.7%, 62.9%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, 64.25, 20.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 67.48, 17.82°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% 0.1927 0.05)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.199 14.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.2310, 14.2707, 8.0286)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA234B #23CAA2

analogous

#CA239F #CA234B #CA4F23

triadic

#CA234B #4BCA23 #234BCA

tetradic

#CA234B #9FCA23 #23CAA2 #4F23CA

square

#CA234B #9FCA23 #23CAA2 #4F23CA

split-complementary

#CA234B #23CA4F #239FCA

monochromatic

#621124 #961A38 #CA234B #E04A6E #E97F98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#CA234B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#CA234B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA234B

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA234B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA234B	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)

#56544B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807646

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca234b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 35, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.199 14.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e2717c',
    500: '#ca234b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca234b;
$custom-light: #e2717c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca234b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.629,
    "s": 70.464,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54787,
    "c": 0.19911,
    "h": 14.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA234B

secondary

#78D1BC

accent

#EDC23B

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEDEE

border

#D6C8C9

text

#170909

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA234B

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

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