#CA3C2A#CA3C2A
#CA3C2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.182 H 30.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA3C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 60, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 66%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 79%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 79.2%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.92, 54.99, 42.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.92, 69.60, 37.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.35% 0.1564 0.0926) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.35% 0.182 30.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3940, 15.9595, 3.8808) |
| Luminance | 0.1595 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.51
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 5.96
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.68
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 7.41
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.65
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA3C2A #2AB8CA
analogous
#CA2A68 #CA3C2A #CA8C2A
triadic
#CA3C2A #2ACA3C #3C2ACA
tetradic
#CA3C2A #68CA2A #2AB8CA #8C2ACA
square
#CA3C2A #68CA2A #2AB8CA #8C2ACA
split-complementary
#CA3C2A #2ACA8C #2A68CA
monochromatic
#651E15 #972D1F #CA3C2A #DC6555 #E69388
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.01
#CA3C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.19
#CA3C2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA3C2A
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA3C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA3C2A | 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)
#665B27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897B24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE0039
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca3c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 60, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.182 30.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e37b65',
500: '#ca3c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca3c2a; $custom-light: #e37b65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca3c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 60,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.75,
"s": 65.574,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56349,
"c": 0.18173,
"h": 30.6
},
"luminance": 0.15955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA3C2A
secondary
#80C7D0
accent
#D5E93F
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FFEEEB
border
#D7C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A