#CA3C42#CA3C42

#CA3C42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.178 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA3C42
RGB	rgb(202, 60, 66)
HSL	hsl(357, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 70%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 67.3%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.22, 56.03, 29.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.22, 63.29, 27.70°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% 0.1646 0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.178 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.9592, 16.1856, 6.8578)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA3C42 #3CCAC4

analogous

#CA3C89 #CA3C42 #CA7D3C

triadic

#CA3C42 #42CA3C #3C42CA

tetradic

#CA3C42 #89CA3C #3CCAC4 #7D3CCA

square

#CA3C42 #89CA3C #3CCAC4 #7D3CCA

split-complementary

#CA3C42 #3CCA7D #3C89CA

monochromatic

#6E1E21 #9E2B30 #CA3C42 #D76C71 #E49C9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#CA3C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#CA3C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA3C42

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA3C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA3C42	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE0C40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca3c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 60, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.178 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27b76',
    500: '#ca3c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca3c42;
$custom-light: #e27b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca3c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.465,
    "s": 57.258,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56664,
    "c": 0.17841,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA3C42

secondary

#92D0CE

accent

#E1DA47

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA3C42

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

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