#CA462E#CA462E

#CA462E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.172 H 32.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA462E
RGB	rgb(202, 70, 46)
HSL	hsl(9, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(9, 77%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 77.2%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.43, 51.13, 42.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.43, 66.24, 39.47°)
OKLab	oklab(57.5% 0.1451 0.0925)
OKLCH	oklch(57.5% 0.172 32.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.0434, 17.1381, 4.4682)
Luminance	0.1713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA462E #2EB2CA

analogous

#CA2E64 #CA462E #CA942E

triadic

#CA462E #2ECA46 #462ECA

tetradic

#CA462E #64CA2E #2EB2CA #942ECA

square

#CA462E #64CA2E #2EB2CA #942ECA

split-complementary

#CA462E #2ECA94 #2E64CA

monochromatic

#662317 #983523 #CA462E #DA6F5B #E59B8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#CA462E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#CA462E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA462E

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA462E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA462E	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)

#6C612A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7E29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE2041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca462e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 70, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.172 32.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38068',
    500: '#ca462e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca462e;
$custom-light: #e38068;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca462e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.231,
    "s": 62.903,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57495,
    "c": 0.17211,
    "h": 32.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA462E

secondary

#84C4CF

accent

#CDE642

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEB

border

#D6CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA462E

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

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