#CA482B#CA482B

#CA482B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.171 H 34.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA482B
RGB	rgb(202, 72, 43)
HSL	hsl(11, 65%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(11, 79%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 78.7%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.72, 50.17, 43.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.72, 66.70, 41.23°)
OKLab	oklab(57.7% 0.1416 0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(57.7% 0.171 34.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.1136, 17.3696, 4.2100)
Luminance	0.1737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA482B #2BADCA

analogous

#CA2B5E #CA482B #CA972B

triadic

#CA482B #2BCA48 #482BCA

tetradic

#CA482B #5ECA2B #2BADCA #972BCA

square

#CA482B #5ECA2B #2BADCA #972BCA

split-complementary

#CA482B #2BCA97 #2B5ECA

monochromatic

#652416 #983620 #CA482B #DB6F57 #E69A89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#CA482B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#CA482B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA482B

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA482B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA482B	1.00	4.69	4.47	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6227

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE2442

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca482b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 72, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.171 34.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38166',
    500: '#ca482b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca482b;
$custom-light: #e38166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca482b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.943,
    "s": 64.898,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57703,
    "c": 0.17089,
    "h": 34.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA482B

secondary

#81C1D0

accent

#C9E840

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEB

border

#D6CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA482B

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

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