#CA3C2D#CA3C2D
#CA3C2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.181 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA3C2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 60, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 64%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 78%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 77.7%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.95, 55.10, 41.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.95, 68.74, 36.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.38% 0.1573 0.0901) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.38% 0.181 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4497, 15.9818, 4.1742) |
| Luminance | 0.1598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.77
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.00
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 6.42
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.18
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 7.27
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA3C2D #2DBBCA
analogous
#CA2D6D #CA3C2D #CA8A2D
triadic
#CA3C2D #2DCA3C #3C2DCA
tetradic
#CA3C2D #6DCA2D #2DBBCA #8A2DCA
square
#CA3C2D #6DCA2D #2DBBCA #8A2DCA
split-complementary
#CA3C2D #2DCA8A #2D6DCA
monochromatic
#661E17 #982D22 #CA3C2D #DA665A #E5958C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.01
#CA3C2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#CA3C2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA3C2D
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA3C2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA3C2D | 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)
#665B2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897B27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE003A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca3c2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 60, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.181 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e37b67',
500: '#ca3c2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca3c2d; $custom-light: #e37b67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca3c2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 60,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.732,
"s": 63.563,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5638,
"c": 0.18125,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.15978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA3C2D
secondary
#83C8CF
accent
#D7E741
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FFEEEB
border
#D7C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A