#CA3C41#CA3C41

#CA3C41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.178 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA3C41
RGB	rgb(202, 60, 65)
HSL	hsl(358, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 70%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 67.8%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.20, 55.98, 29.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.20, 63.51, 28.18°)
OKLab	oklab(56.65% 0.1642 0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(56.65% 0.179 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.9300, 16.1739, 6.7038)
Luminance	0.1617 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA3C41 #3CCAC5

analogous

#CA3C88 #CA3C41 #CA7E3C

triadic

#CA3C41 #41CA3C #3C41CA

tetradic

#CA3C41 #88CA3C #3CCAC5 #7E3CCA

square

#CA3C41 #88CA3C #3CCAC5 #7E3CCA

split-complementary

#CA3C41 #3CCA7E #3C88CA

monochromatic

#6E1E21 #9E2B2F #CA3C41 #D76C70 #E49C9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#CA3C41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#CA3C41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA3C41

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA3C41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA3C41	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE0C3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca3c41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 60, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.178 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27b75',
    500: '#ca3c41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca3c41;
$custom-light: #e27b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca3c41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.887,
    "s": 57.258,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56648,
    "c": 0.1785,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA3C41

secondary

#92D0CE

accent

#E1DB47

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA3C41

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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