#CA462C#CA462C

#CA462C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.172 H 33.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA462C
RGB	rgb(202, 70, 44)
HSL	hsl(10, 64%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(10, 78%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 78.2%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.41, 51.06, 43.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.41, 66.84, 40.19°)
OKLab	oklab(57.48% 0.1445 0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(57.48% 0.172 33.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.0049, 17.1227, 4.2654)
Luminance	0.1712 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA462C #2CB0CA

analogous

#CA2C61 #CA462C #CA952C

triadic

#CA462C #2CCA46 #462CCA

tetradic

#CA462C #61CA2C #2CB0CA #952CCA

square

#CA462C #61CA2C #2CB0CA #952CCA

split-complementary

#CA462C #2CCA95 #2C61CA

monochromatic

#652316 #983521 #CA462C #DB6E58 #E69A8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#CA462C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#CA462C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA462C

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA462C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA462C	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6128

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE2041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca462c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 70, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.172 33.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38067',
    500: '#ca462c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca462c;
$custom-light: #e38067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca462c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.873,
    "s": 64.228,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57475,
    "c": 0.17249,
    "h": 33.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA462C

secondary

#82C3D0

accent

#CCE741

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEB

border

#D6CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA462C

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

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