#CA3A42#CA3A42

#CA3A42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.180 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA3A42
RGB	rgb(202, 58, 66)
HSL	hsl(357, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 71%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 67.3%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 56.77, 29.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 63.79, 27.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.46% 0.1669 0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(56.46% 0.18 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.8564, 15.9800, 6.8235)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA3A42 #3ACAC2

analogous

#CA3A8A #CA3A42 #CA7A3A

triadic

#CA3A42 #42CA3A #3A42CA

tetradic

#CA3A42 #8ACA3A #3ACAC2 #7A3ACA

square

#CA3A42 #8ACA3A #3ACAC2 #7A3ACA

split-complementary

#CA3A42 #3ACA7A #3A8ACA

monochromatic

#6C1D22 #9D2A31 #CA3A42 #D76A70 #E49A9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#CA3A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#CA3A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA3A42

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA3A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA3A42	1.00	5.01	4.20	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE043E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca3a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 58, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.180 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27a76',
    500: '#ca3a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca3a42;
$custom-light: #e27a76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca3a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.667,
    "s": 57.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56464,
    "c": 0.18029,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA3A42

secondary

#90D0CC

accent

#E1D847

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA3A42

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

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