#CA3B40#CA3B40
#CA3B40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.180 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA3B40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 59, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 68.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.05, 56.30, 30.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.05, 63.98, 28.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.53% 0.165 0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.53% 0.18 23.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8494, 16.0586, 6.5353) |
| Luminance | 0.1605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.61
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.82
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 3.96
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.05
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.60
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA3B40 #3BCAC5
analogous
#CA3B87 #CA3B40 #CA7D3B
triadic
#CA3B40 #40CA3B #3B40CA
tetradic
#CA3B40 #87CA3B #3BCAC5 #7D3BCA
square
#CA3B40 #87CA3B #3BCAC5 #7D3BCA
split-complementary
#CA3B40 #3BCA7D #3B87CA
monochromatic
#6D1E20 #9D2B2F #CA3B40 #D76B6F #E49B9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#CA3B40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#CA3B40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA3B40
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA3B40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA3B40 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635C3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877B3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE063E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca3b40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 59, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.180 23.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e27b75',
500: '#ca3b40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca3b40; $custom-light: #e27b75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca3b40",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 59,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.902,
"s": 57.43,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56531,
"c": 0.17954,
"h": 23.2
},
"luminance": 0.16055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA3B40
secondary
#91D0CE
accent
#E1DB47
background
#FFF7F7
surface
#FEEEED
border
#D6C9C8
text
#170A08
muted
#857C7B