#CA4848#CA4848

#CA4848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.166 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA4848
RGB	rgb(202, 72, 72)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(0, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 64.4%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.08, 51.55, 28.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.08, 58.76, 28.68°)
OKLab	oklab(58.09% 0.1515 0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(58.09% 0.166 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.8470, 17.6630, 8.0726)
Luminance	0.1766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA4848 #48CACA

analogous

#CA4889 #CA4848 #CA8948

triadic

#CA4848 #48CA48 #4848CA

tetradic

#CA4848 #89CA48 #48CACA #8948CA

square

#CA4848 #89CA48 #48CACA #8948CA

split-complementary

#CA4848 #48CA89 #4889CA

monochromatic

#762222 #A53030 #CA4848 #D87777 #E5A7A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#CA4848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#CA4848 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA4848

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA4848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA4848	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6347

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7F44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD2A49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca4848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 72, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.166 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1817b',
    500: '#ca4848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca4848;
$custom-light: #e1817b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca4848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 55.085,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58092,
    "c": 0.16566,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17659
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA4848

secondary

#9BD3D3

accent

#DEDE49

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA4848

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

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