#CA4438#CA4438

#CA4438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.172 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA4438
RGB	rgb(202, 68, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(5, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 72.3%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.24, 52.38, 36.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.24, 63.80, 34.81°)
OKLab	oklab(57.38% 0.151 0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(57.38% 0.172 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.1410, 16.9803, 5.5890)
Luminance	0.1698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA4438 #38BECA

analogous

#CA3875 #CA4438 #CA8D38

triadic

#CA4438 #38CA44 #4438CA

tetradic

#CA4438 #75CA38 #38BECA #8D38CA

square

#CA4438 #75CA38 #38BECA #8D38CA

split-complementary

#CA4438 #38CA8D #3875CA

monochromatic

#6B231D #9B3329 #CA4438 #D77168 #E49F99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#CA4438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#CA4438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA4438

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA4438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA4438	1.00	4.78	4.40	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696036

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7D34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE1E42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca4438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 68, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.172 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27f6f',
    500: '#ca4438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca4438;
$custom-light: #e27f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca4438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.932,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57382,
    "c": 0.1721,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA4438

secondary

#8ECACF

accent

#D4E147

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA4438

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

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