#CA423D#CA423D

#CA423D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.173 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA423D
RGB	rgb(202, 66, 61)
HSL	hsl(2, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(2, 70%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 69.8%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.00, 53.44, 33.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.00, 62.96, 31.92°)
OKLab	oklab(57.23% 0.1553 0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(57.23% 0.173 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.1505, 16.7938, 6.2259)
Luminance	0.1679 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA423D #3DC5CA

analogous

#CA3D7F #CA423D #CA893D

triadic

#CA423D #3DCA42 #423DCA

tetradic

#CA423D #7FCA3D #3DC5CA #893DCA

square

#CA423D #7FCA3D #3DC5CA #893DCA

split-complementary

#CA423D #3DCA89 #3D7FCA

monochromatic

#6E211E #9F2F2B #CA423D #D7716D #E4A09D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.82

#CA423D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#CA423D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA423D

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA423D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA423D	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)

#685F3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7D39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE1C42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca423d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 66, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.173 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27e73',
    500: '#ca423d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca423d;
$custom-light: #e27e73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca423d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.128,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57226,
    "c": 0.17322,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA423D

secondary

#92CED0

accent

#DBE047

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA423D

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

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