#CA3A40#CA3A40
#CA3A40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.180 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA3A40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 58, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 68.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.92, 56.67, 30.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.92, 64.23, 28.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.43% 0.1662 0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.43% 0.18 23) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7985, 15.9568, 6.5184) |
| Luminance | 0.1595 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.78
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.81
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 3.82
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.15
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.55
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA3A40 #3ACAC4
analogous
#CA3A88 #CA3A40 #CA7C3A
triadic
#CA3A40 #40CA3A #3A40CA
tetradic
#CA3A40 #88CA3A #3ACAC4 #7C3ACA
square
#CA3A40 #88CA3A #3ACAC4 #7C3ACA
split-complementary
#CA3A40 #3ACA7C #3A88CA
monochromatic
#6C1D20 #9D2A2F #CA3A40 #D76A6F #E49A9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.01
#CA3A40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.19
#CA3A40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA3A40
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA3A40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA3A40 | 1.00 | 5.01 | 4.19 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635C3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877A3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE023E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca3a40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 58, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.180 23.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e27a75',
500: '#ca3a40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca3a40; $custom-light: #e27a75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca3a40",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 58,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.5,
"s": 57.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56431,
"c": 0.18047,
"h": 23
},
"luminance": 0.15953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA3A40
secondary
#90D0CD
accent
#E1DA47
background
#FFF7F7
surface
#FEEEED
border
#D6C9C8
text
#170A08
muted
#857C7B