#CA3844#CA3844

#CA3844 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.182 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA3844
RGB	rgb(202, 56, 68)
HSL	hsl(355, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 66.3%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 57.60, 27.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 63.88, 25.61°)
OKLab	oklab(56.3% 0.17 0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(56.3% 0.182 21)
XYZ	xyz(26.8176, 15.8062, 7.1065)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA3844 #38CABE

analogous

#CA388D #CA3844 #CA7538

triadic

#CA3844 #44CA38 #3844CA

tetradic

#CA3844 #8DCA38 #38CABE #7538CA

square

#CA3844 #8DCA38 #38CABE #7538CA

split-complementary

#CA3844 #38CA75 #388DCA

monochromatic

#6B1D23 #9B2933 #CA3844 #D76871 #E4999F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#CA3844 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#CA3844 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA3844

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA3844	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA3844	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615B43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE003E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca3844;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 56, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.182 21.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27978',
    500: '#ca3844',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca3844;
$custom-light: #e27978;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca3844",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.068,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56303,
    "c": 0.18201,
    "h": 21
  },
  "luminance": 0.15802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA3844

secondary

#8ECFCA

accent

#E1D447

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA3844

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

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