#CA423C#CA423C
#CA423C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.173 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA423C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 66, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 70.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.99, 53.39, 33.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.99, 63.21, 32.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.21% 0.155 0.0778) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.21% 0.173 26.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1239, 16.7832, 6.0853) |
| Luminance | 0.1678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.90
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.94
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.39
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.64
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.60
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA423C #3CC4CA
analogous
#CA3C7D #CA423C #CA893C
triadic
#CA423C #3CCA42 #423CCA
tetradic
#CA423C #7DCA3C #3CC4CA #893CCA
square
#CA423C #7DCA3C #3CC4CA #893CCA
split-complementary
#CA423C #3CCA89 #3C7DCA
monochromatic
#6E211E #9E302B #CA423C #D7716C #E49F9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.82
#CA423C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.36
#CA423C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA423C
4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA423C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA423C | 1.00 | 4.82 | 4.36 | 4.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685F3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7D38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE1B42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca423c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 66, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.173 26.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e27e72',
500: '#ca423c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca423c; $custom-light: #e27e72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca423c",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 66,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.535,
"s": 57.258,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57211,
"c": 0.17337,
"h": 26.6
},
"luminance": 0.16779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA423C
secondary
#92CED0
accent
#DAE147
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEC
border
#D6CAC7
text
#170A08
muted
#857C7B