#CA3C44#CA3C44
#CA3C44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.178 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA3C44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 60, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 66.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.25, 56.14, 28.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.25, 62.86, 26.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.7% 0.1653 0.0666) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.7% 0.178 21.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0192, 16.2096, 7.1738) |
| Luminance | 0.1621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.30
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.11
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.66
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 3.85
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.94
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA3C44 #3CCAC2
analogous
#CA3C8B #CA3C44 #CA7B3C
triadic
#CA3C44 #44CA3C #3C44CA
tetradic
#CA3C44 #8BCA3C #3CCAC2 #7B3CCA
square
#CA3C44 #8BCA3C #3CCAC2 #7B3CCA
split-complementary
#CA3C44 #3CCA7B #3C8BCA
monochromatic
#6E1E22 #9E2B31 #CA3C44 #D76C72 #E49CA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.95
#CA3C44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.24
#CA3C44 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA3C44
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA3C44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA3C44 | 1.00 | 4.95 | 4.24 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635D43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877B40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE0E40
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca3c44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 60, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.178 21.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e27b78',
500: '#ca3c44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca3c44; $custom-light: #e27b78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca3c44",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 60,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.62,
"s": 57.258,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56697,
"c": 0.17823,
"h": 21.9
},
"luminance": 0.16206
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA3C44
secondary
#92D0CD
accent
#E1D847
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#170A08
muted
#857C7B