#CA4251#CA4251

#CA4251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.171 H 18.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA4251
RGB	rgb(202, 66, 81)
HSL	hsl(353, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(353, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 59.9%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.32, 54.61, 21.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.32, 58.82, 21.81°)
OKLab	oklab(57.57% 0.1629 0.0533)
OKLCH	oklch(57.57% 0.171 18.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.7932, 17.0509, 9.6106)
Luminance	0.1705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA4251 #42CABB

analogous

#CA4295 #CA4251 #CA7742

triadic

#CA4251 #51CA42 #4251CA

tetradic

#CA4251 #95CA42 #42CABB #7742CA

square

#CA4251 #95CA42 #42CABB #7742CA

split-complementary

#CA4251 #42CA77 #4295CA

monochromatic

#722029 #A22D3A #CA4251 #D7727D #E5A2A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#CA4251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#CA4251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA4251

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA4251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA4251	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656151

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887D4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD2348

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca4251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 66, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.171 18.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17e81',
    500: '#ca4251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca4251;
$custom-light: #e17e81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca4251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.382,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57573,
    "c": 0.17141,
    "h": 18.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA4251

secondary

#96D1CB

accent

#DFCF48

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA4251

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

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