#CA3C3A#CA3C3A
#CA3C3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.179 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA3C3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 60, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 71.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.10, 55.63, 33.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.10, 65.18, 31.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.54% 0.1616 0.0776) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.54% 0.179 25.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7397, 16.0977, 5.7014) |
| Luminance | 0.1609 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.62
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.33
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.94
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.08
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.20
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA3C3A #3AC8CA
analogous
#CA3A80 #CA3C3A #CA843A
triadic
#CA3C3A #3ACA3C #3C3ACA
tetradic
#CA3C3A #80CA3A #3AC8CA #843ACA
square
#CA3C3A #80CA3A #3AC8CA #843ACA
split-complementary
#CA3C3A #3ACA84 #3A80CA
monochromatic
#6C1E1D #9D2C2A #CA3C3A #D76C6A #E49B9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.98
#CA3C3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.22
#CA3C3A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA3C3A
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA3C3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA3C3A | 1.00 | 4.98 | 4.22 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655C38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887B35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE073D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca3c3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 60, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.179 25.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e27b70',
500: '#ca3c3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca3c3a; $custom-light: #e27b70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca3c3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 60,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.833,
"s": 57.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56542,
"c": 0.1793,
"h": 25.7
},
"luminance": 0.16094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA3C3A
secondary
#90CFD0
accent
#DFE147
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEC
border
#D6C9C7
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A