#CA492B#CA492B
#CA492B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.170 H 34.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA492B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 73, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 65%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 79%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 78.7%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.88, 49.74, 44.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.88, 66.49, 41.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.83% 0.1402 0.0961) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.83% 0.17 34.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1787, 17.5000, 4.2317) |
| Luminance | 0.1750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.57
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 6.60
Tomato Red
#EC2D01
ΔE00 6.62
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.82
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.83
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA492B #2BACCA
analogous
#CA2B5C #CA492B #CA982B
triadic
#CA492B #2BCA49 #492BCA
tetradic
#CA492B #5CCA2B #2BACCA #982BCA
square
#CA492B #5CCA2B #2BACCA #982BCA
split-complementary
#CA492B #2BCA98 #2B5CCA
monochromatic
#652516 #983720 #CA492B #DB7057 #E69B89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.67
#CA492B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.50
#CA492B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA492B
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA492B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA492B | 1.00 | 4.67 | 4.50 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6227
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE2643
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca492b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 73, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.170 34.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38166',
500: '#ca492b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca492b; $custom-light: #e38166; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca492b",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 73,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.321,
"s": 64.898,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57825,
"c": 0.16998,
"h": 34.4
},
"luminance": 0.17496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA492B
secondary
#81C1D0
accent
#C8E840
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEB
border
#D6CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A