#CA3836#CA3836

#CA3836 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.183 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA3836
RGB	rgb(202, 56, 54)
HSL	hsl(1, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 73.3%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.52, 56.92, 35.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.52, 67.14, 32.03°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% 0.1649 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.183 26)
XYZ	xyz(26.4402, 15.6553, 5.1189)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA3836 #36C8CA

analogous

#CA367E #CA3836 #CA8236

triadic

#CA3836 #36CA38 #3836CA

tetradic

#CA3836 #7ECA36 #36C8CA #8236CA

square

#CA3836 #7ECA36 #36C8CA #8236CA

split-complementary

#CA3836 #36CA82 #367ECA

monochromatic

#6A1D1C #9A2A29 #CA3836 #D76866 #E49897

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#CA3836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#CA3836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA3836

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA3836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA3836	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE0039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca3836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 56, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.183 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e3796d',
    500: '#ca3836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca3836;
$custom-light: #e3796d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca3836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.811,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5609,
    "c": 0.18341,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.15651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA3836

secondary

#8DCECF

accent

#DFE146

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA3836

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

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