#CA3C3B#CA3C3B
#CA3C3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.179 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA3C3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 60, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 70.8%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.12, 55.68, 33.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.12, 64.93, 30.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.56% 0.162 0.0766) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.56% 0.179 25.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7653, 16.1080, 5.8366) |
| Luminance | 0.1610 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.45
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.19
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.75
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.89
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.11
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA3C3B #3BC9CA
analogous
#CA3B81 #CA3C3B #CA833B
triadic
#CA3C3B #3BCA3C #3C3BCA
tetradic
#CA3C3B #81CA3B #3BC9CA #833BCA
square
#CA3C3B #81CA3B #3BC9CA #833BCA
split-complementary
#CA3C3B #3BCA83 #3B81CA
monochromatic
#6D1E1E #9D2B2B #CA3C3B #D76C6B #E49C9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.98
#CA3C3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.22
#CA3C3B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA3C3B
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA3C3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA3C3B | 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)
#645C39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887B36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE073D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca3c3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 60, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.179 25.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e27b71',
500: '#ca3c3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca3c3b; $custom-light: #e27b71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca3c3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 60,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.42,
"s": 57.43,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56556,
"c": 0.17917,
"h": 25.3
},
"luminance": 0.16104
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA3C3B
secondary
#91D0D0
accent
#E0E147
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEC
border
#D6C9C7
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A