#CA3B2A#CA3B2A
#CA3B2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.183 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA3B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 59, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 66%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 79%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 79.2%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.78, 55.37, 42.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.78, 69.82, 37.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.25% 0.1576 0.0923) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.25% 0.183 30.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3421, 15.8557, 3.8635) |
| Luminance | 0.1585 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.38
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 6.00
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.52
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 7.22
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.47
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA3B2A #2AB9CA
analogous
#CA2A69 #CA3B2A #CA8B2A
triadic
#CA3B2A #2ACA3B #3B2ACA
tetradic
#CA3B2A #69CA2A #2AB9CA #8B2ACA
square
#CA3B2A #69CA2A #2AB9CA #8B2ACA
split-complementary
#CA3B2A #2ACA8B #2A69CA
monochromatic
#651D15 #972C1F #CA3B2A #DC6455 #E69288
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.04
#CA3B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.17
#CA3B2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA3B2A
5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA3B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA3B2A | 1.00 | 5.04 | 4.17 | 5.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655B27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897A24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE0038
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca3b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 59, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.183 30.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e37a65',
500: '#ca3b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca3b2a; $custom-light: #e37a65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca3b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 59,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.375,
"s": 65.574,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56246,
"c": 0.18259,
"h": 30.4
},
"luminance": 0.15852
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA3B2A
secondary
#80C7D0
accent
#D7E93F
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FFEEEB
border
#D7C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A