#CA3D36#CA3D36
#CA3D36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.179 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA3D36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 61, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 58%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 73%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 73.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.19, 55.07, 36.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.19, 66.00, 33.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.59% 0.159 0.0821) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.59% 0.179 27.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6947, 16.1644, 5.2037) |
| Luminance | 0.1616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.61
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.18
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.60
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.81
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 6.14
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA3D36 #36C3CA
analogous
#CA3679 #CA3D36 #CA8736
triadic
#CA3D36 #36CA3D #3D36CA
tetradic
#CA3D36 #79CA36 #36C3CA #8736CA
square
#CA3D36 #79CA36 #36C3CA #8736CA
split-complementary
#CA3D36 #36CA87 #3679CA
monochromatic
#6A201C #9A2E29 #CA3D36 #D76C66 #E49A97
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.96
#CA3D36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.23
#CA3D36 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA3D36
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA3D36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA3D36 | 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)
#665C34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897B31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE083D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca3d36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 61, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.179 27.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e37b6d',
500: '#ca3d36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca3d36; $custom-light: #e37b6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca3d36",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 61,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.838,
"s": 58.268,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56591,
"c": 0.17895,
"h": 27.3
},
"luminance": 0.1616
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA3D36
secondary
#8DCCCF
accent
#DAE146
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEB
border
#D6C9C6
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A