#CA452C#CA452C

#CA452C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.173 H 32.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA452C
RGB	rgb(202, 69, 44)
HSL	hsl(9, 64%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(9, 78%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 78.2%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.26, 51.48, 42.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.26, 67.06, 39.86°)
OKLab	oklab(57.36% 0.1458 0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(57.36% 0.173 32.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.9429, 16.9986, 4.2447)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA452C #2CB1CA

analogous

#CA2C62 #CA452C #CA942C

triadic

#CA452C #2CCA45 #452CCA

tetradic

#CA452C #62CA2C #2CB1CA #942CCA

square

#CA452C #62CA2C #2CB1CA #942CCA

split-complementary

#CA452C #2CCA94 #2C62CA

monochromatic

#652316 #983421 #CA452C #DB6D58 #E6998B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#CA452C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#CA452C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA452C

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA452C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA452C	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6028

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7D27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE1E40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca452c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 69, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.173 32.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37f67',
    500: '#ca452c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca452c;
$custom-light: #e37f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca452c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.494,
    "s": 64.228,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57357,
    "c": 0.1734,
    "h": 32.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA452C

secondary

#82C3D0

accent

#CDE741

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEB

border

#D6CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA452C

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

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