#CA452E#CA452E

#CA452E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.173 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA452E
RGB	rgb(202, 69, 46)
HSL	hsl(9, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(9, 77%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 77.2%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.28, 51.55, 41.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.28, 66.46, 39.13°)
OKLab	oklab(57.38% 0.1464 0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(57.38% 0.173 32.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.9814, 17.0140, 4.4475)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA452E #2EB3CA

analogous

#CA2E65 #CA452E #CA932E

triadic

#CA452E #2ECA45 #452ECA

tetradic

#CA452E #65CA2E #2EB3CA #932ECA

square

#CA452E #65CA2E #2EB3CA #932ECA

split-complementary

#CA452E #2ECA93 #2E65CA

monochromatic

#662317 #983423 #CA452E #DA6E5B #E59A8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#CA452E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#CA452E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA452E

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA452E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA452E	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)

#6B602A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE1E41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca452e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 69, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.173 32.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37f68',
    500: '#ca452e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca452e;
$custom-light: #e37f68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca452e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.846,
    "s": 62.903,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57378,
    "c": 0.17302,
    "h": 32.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA452E

secondary

#84C4CF

accent

#CEE642

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEB

border

#D6CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA452E

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

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