#CA453D#CA453D

#CA453D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.170 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA453D
RGB	rgb(202, 69, 61)
HSL	hsl(3, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(3, 70%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 69.8%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.45, 52.20, 33.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.45, 62.21, 32.94°)
OKLab	oklab(57.57% 0.1514 0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(57.57% 0.17 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.3304, 17.1536, 6.2858)
Luminance	0.1715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA453D #3DC2CA

analogous

#CA3D7C #CA453D #CA8C3D

triadic

#CA453D #3DCA45 #453DCA

tetradic

#CA453D #7CCA3D #3DC2CA #8C3DCA

square

#CA453D #7CCA3D #3DC2CA #8C3DCA

split-complementary

#CA453D #3DCA8C #3D7CCA

monochromatic

#6E231E #9F322B #CA453D #D7736D #E4A19D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#CA453D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#CA453D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA453D

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA453D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA453D	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A613B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7E39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE2244

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca453d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 69, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.170 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e28073',
    500: '#ca453d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca453d;
$custom-light: #e28073;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca453d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.404,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57566,
    "c": 0.17029,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA453D

secondary

#92CDD0

accent

#D8E047

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA453D

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

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