#CA3138#CA3138

#CA3138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.189 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA3138
RGB	rgb(202, 49, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 61%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(357, 76%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.7%, 72.3%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 59.37, 33.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 68.17, 29.43°)
OKLab	oklab(55.48% 0.1731 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(55.48% 0.189 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.1723, 15.0428, 5.2661)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA3138 #31CAC3

analogous

#CA3185 #CA3138 #CA7731

triadic

#CA3138 #38CA31 #3138CA

tetradic

#CA3138 #85CA31 #31CAC3 #7731CA

square

#CA3138 #85CA31 #31CAC3 #7731CA

split-complementary

#CA3138 #31CA77 #3185CA

monochromatic

#67191D #99252A #CA3138 #D86065 #E49195

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#CA3138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#CA3138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA3138

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA3138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA3138	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5737

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857833

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca3138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 49, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.189 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e3766f',
    500: '#ca3138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca3138;
$custom-light: #e3766f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca3138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.255,
    "s": 60.956,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55483,
    "c": 0.18909,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA3138

secondary

#88CFCC

accent

#E4DD44

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEC

border

#D6C9C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA3138

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

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