#CA482A#CA482A

#CA482A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.171 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA482A
RGB	rgb(202, 72, 42)
HSL	hsl(11, 66%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(11, 79%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 79.2%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.71, 50.13, 44.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.71, 67.01, 41.57°)
OKLab	oklab(57.69% 0.1413 0.0965)
OKLCH	oklch(57.69% 0.171 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.0954, 17.3624, 4.1146)
Luminance	0.1736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA482A #2AACCA

analogous

#CA2A5C #CA482A #CA982A

triadic

#CA482A #2ACA48 #482ACA

tetradic

#CA482A #5CCA2A #2AACCA #982ACA

square

#CA482A #5CCA2A #2AACCA #982ACA

split-complementary

#CA482A #2ACA98 #2A5CCA

monochromatic

#652415 #97361F #CA482A #DC6F55 #E69A88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#CA482A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#CA482A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA482A

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA482A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA482A	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)

#6D6226

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7E25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE2442

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca482a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 72, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.171 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38166',
    500: '#ca482a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca482a;
$custom-light: #e38166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca482a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.25,
    "s": 65.574,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57694,
    "c": 0.17109,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA482A

secondary

#80C1D0

accent

#C9E93F

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEB

border

#D6CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA482A

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

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