#CA4949#CA4949

#CA4949 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.164 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA4949
RGB	rgb(202, 73, 73)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(0, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 63.9%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.26, 51.18, 27.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.26, 58.26, 28.53°)
OKLab	oklab(58.23% 0.1506 0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(58.23% 0.164 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.9450, 17.8065, 8.2675)
Luminance	0.1780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA4949 #49CACA

analogous

#CA498A #CA4949 #CA8A49

triadic

#CA4949 #49CA49 #4949CA

tetradic

#CA4949 #8ACA49 #49CACA #8A49CA

square

#CA4949 #8ACA49 #49CACA #8A49CA

split-complementary

#CA4949 #49CA8A #498ACA

monochromatic

#762222 #A63030 #CA4949 #D87878 #E6A8A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#CA4949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#CA4949 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA4949

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA4949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA4949	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6448

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7F46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD2C4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca4949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 73, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.164 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1827b',
    500: '#ca4949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca4949;
$custom-light: #e1827b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca4949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 54.894,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58229,
    "c": 0.16448,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA4949

secondary

#9CD3D3

accent

#DEDE4A

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA4949

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

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