#CA4540#CA4540
#CA4540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.170 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA4540 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 69, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 57%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 68%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 68.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.49, 52.36, 32.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.49, 61.44, 31.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.61% 0.1525 0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.61% 0.17 26.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4135, 17.1869, 6.7234) |
| Luminance | 0.1718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.76
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.60
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.86
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.95
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.84
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA4540 #40C5CA
analogous
#CA4080 #CA4540 #CA8A40
triadic
#CA4540 #40CA45 #4540CA
tetradic
#CA4540 #80CA40 #40C5CA #8A40CA
square
#CA4540 #80CA40 #40C5CA #8A40CA
split-complementary
#CA4540 #40CA8A #4080CA
monochromatic
#70221F #A0312C #CA4540 #D77470 #E5A2A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.73
#CA4540 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.44
#CA4540 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA4540
4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA4540 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA4540 | 1.00 | 4.73 | 4.44 | 4.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#69613E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE2345
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca4540; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 69, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.170 26.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28075',
500: '#ca4540',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca4540; $custom-light: #e28075; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca4540",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 69,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.174,
"s": 56.557,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5761,
"c": 0.16982,
"h": 26.1
},
"luminance": 0.17183
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA4540
secondary
#95CFD1
accent
#DAE048
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B