#CA4256#CA4256

#CA4256 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.171 H 15.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA4256
RGB	rgb(202, 66, 86)
HSL	hsl(351, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(351, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 57.4%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.42, 54.96, 18.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.42, 58.14, 19.04°)
OKLab	oklab(57.68% 0.1649 0.0469)
OKLCH	oklch(57.68% 0.171 15.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.9877, 17.1287, 10.6347)
Luminance	0.1713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA4256 #42CAB6

analogous

#CA429A #CA4256 #CA7242

triadic

#CA4256 #56CA42 #4256CA

tetradic

#CA4256 #9ACA42 #42CAB6 #7242CA

square

#CA4256 #9ACA42 #42CAB6 #7242CA

split-complementary

#CA4256 #42CA72 #429ACA

monochromatic

#72202C #A22D3E #CA4256 #D77281 #E5A2AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#CA4256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#CA4256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA4256

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA4256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA4256	1.00	4.75	4.43	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646156

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877D53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD254A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca4256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 66, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.171 15.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17e85',
    500: '#ca4256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca4256;
$custom-light: #e17e85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca4256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.176,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57678,
    "c": 0.17141,
    "h": 15.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA4256

secondary

#96D1C9

accent

#DFC948

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#170B0B

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA4256

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

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