#CA4542#CA4542
#CA4542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.170 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA4542 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 69, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 67.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.52, 52.47, 31.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.52, 60.95, 30.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.64% 0.1533 0.0725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.64% 0.17 25.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4715, 17.2100, 7.0285) |
| Luminance | 0.1721 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.57
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.39
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.40
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.77
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.69
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA4542 #42C7CA
analogous
#CA4283 #CA4542 #CA8942
triadic
#CA4542 #42CA45 #4542CA
tetradic
#CA4542 #83CA42 #42C7CA #8942CA
square
#CA4542 #83CA42 #42C7CA #8942CA
split-complementary
#CA4542 #42CA89 #4283CA
monochromatic
#722220 #A2302D #CA4542 #D77472 #E5A3A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.73
#CA4542 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.44
#CA4542 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA4542
4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA4542 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA4542 | 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)
#696141
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7E3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE2346
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca4542; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 69, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.170 25.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28076',
500: '#ca4542',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca4542; $custom-light: #e28076; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca4542",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 69,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.324,
"s": 56.198,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57641,
"c": 0.16954,
"h": 25.3
},
"luminance": 0.17206
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA4542
secondary
#96D0D1
accent
#DCDF48
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B