#CA3E38#CA3E38
#CA3E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.178 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA3E38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 62, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.3%, 72.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.35, 54.78, 35.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.35, 65.23, 32.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.72% 0.1585 0.0804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.72% 0.178 26.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7965, 16.2913, 5.4742) |
| Luminance | 0.1629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.23
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.95
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.25
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.39
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.90
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA3E38 #38C4CA
analogous
#CA387B #CA3E38 #CA8738
triadic
#CA3E38 #38CA3E #3E38CA
tetradic
#CA3E38 #7BCA38 #38C4CA #8738CA
square
#CA3E38 #7BCA38 #38C4CA #8738CA
split-complementary
#CA3E38 #38CA87 #387BCA
monochromatic
#6B201D #9B2E29 #CA3E38 #D76D68 #E49C99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.93
#CA3E38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.26
#CA3E38 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA3E38
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA3E38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA3E38 | 1.00 | 4.93 | 4.26 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665D36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897B33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE0E3E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca3e38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 62, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.178 26.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e27c6f',
500: '#ca3e38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca3e38; $custom-light: #e27c6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca3e38",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 62,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.466,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56722,
"c": 0.17774,
"h": 26.9
},
"luminance": 0.16287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA3E38
secondary
#8ECDCF
accent
#DBE147
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEC
border
#D6C9C7
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A