#CA452A#CA452A

#CA452A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.174 H 33.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA452A
RGB	rgb(202, 69, 42)
HSL	hsl(10, 66%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(10, 79%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 79.2%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.24, 51.41, 43.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.24, 67.66, 40.55°)
OKLab	oklab(57.34% 0.1452 0.0955)
OKLCH	oklch(57.34% 0.174 33.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.9062, 16.9839, 4.0515)
Luminance	0.1698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA452A #2AAFCA

analogous

#CA2A5F #CA452A #CA952A

triadic

#CA452A #2ACA45 #452ACA

tetradic

#CA452A #5FCA2A #2AAFCA #952ACA

square

#CA452A #5FCA2A #2AAFCA #952ACA

split-complementary

#CA452A #2ACA95 #2A5FCA

monochromatic

#652215 #97341F #CA452A #DC6C55 #E69888

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#CA452A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#CA452A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA452A

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA452A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA452A	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)

#6B6026

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7D24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE1D40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca452a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 69, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.174 33.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37f66',
    500: '#ca452a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca452a;
$custom-light: #e37f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca452a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.125,
    "s": 65.574,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57337,
    "c": 0.17379,
    "h": 33.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA452A

secondary

#80C2D0

accent

#CCE93F

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEB

border

#D6CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA452A

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

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