#CA4642#CA4642
#CA4642 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.169 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA4642 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 70, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 67.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.68, 52.05, 31.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.68, 60.69, 30.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.76% 0.152 0.0729) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.76% 0.169 25.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5335, 17.3341, 7.0492) |
| Luminance | 0.1733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.75
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.27
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.45
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.95
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.54
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA4642 #42C6CA
analogous
#CA4282 #CA4642 #CA8A42
triadic
#CA4642 #42CA46 #4642CA
tetradic
#CA4642 #82CA42 #42C6CA #8A42CA
square
#CA4642 #82CA42 #42C6CA #8A42CA
split-complementary
#CA4642 #42CA8A #4282CA
monochromatic
#722220 #A2312D #CA4642 #D77572 #E5A4A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.70
#CA4642 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.47
#CA4642 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA4642
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA4642 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA4642 | 1.00 | 4.70 | 4.47 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A6241
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE2546
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca4642; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 70, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.169 25.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28076',
500: '#ca4642',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca4642; $custom-light: #e28076; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca4642",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 70,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.765,
"s": 56.198,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57757,
"c": 0.16853,
"h": 25.6
},
"luminance": 0.1733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA4642
secondary
#96D0D1
accent
#DBDF48
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B