#CA3A21#CA3A21
#CA3A21 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.185 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA3A21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 58, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 72%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 84%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 83.7%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.57, 55.47, 46.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.57, 72.62, 40.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.07% 0.1563 0.0987) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.07% 0.185 32.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1478, 15.6965, 3.0915) |
| Luminance | 0.1569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 5.10
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.25
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.67
Tomato Red
#EC2D01
ΔE00 6.99
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.32
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA3A21 #21B1CA
analogous
#CA215C #CA3A21 #CA8E21
triadic
#CA3A21 #21CA3A #3A21CA
tetradic
#CA3A21 #5CCA21 #21B1CA #8E21CA
square
#CA3A21 #5CCA21 #21B1CA #8E21CA
split-complementary
#CA3A21 #21CA8E #215CCA
monochromatic
#611C10 #952B18 #CA3A21 #E15E47 #EA8C7C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#CA3A21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#CA3A21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA3A21
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA3A21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA3A21 | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.14 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655A1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897A19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF0036
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca3a21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 58, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.185 32.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e4795f',
500: '#ca3a21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca3a21; $custom-light: #e4795f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca3a21",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 58,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.876,
"s": 71.915,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56065,
"c": 0.18483,
"h": 32.3
},
"luminance": 0.15692
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA3A21
secondary
#75C4D2
accent
#D4EF39
background
#FFF7F5
surface
#FFEEE9
border
#D7C9C5
text
#180A05
muted
#867C79