#CA494C#CA494C
#CA494C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.164 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA494C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 73, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 62.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.31, 51.37, 26.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.31, 57.63, 26.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.28% 0.1517 0.0627) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.28% 0.164 22.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0469, 17.8473, 8.8040) |
| Luminance | 0.1784 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 1.83
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.88
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.07
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.98
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.04
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA494C #49CAC7
analogous
#CA498D #CA494C #CA8749
triadic
#CA494C #4CCA49 #494CCA
tetradic
#CA494C #8DCA49 #49CAC7 #8749CA
square
#CA494C #8DCA49 #49CAC7 #8749CA
split-complementary
#CA494C #49CA87 #498DCA
monochromatic
#762224 #A63033 #CA494C #D8787B #E6A8A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.60
#CA494C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.57
#CA494C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA494C
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA494C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA494C | 1.00 | 4.60 | 4.57 | 4.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A644B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7F49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD2D4B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca494c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 73, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.164 22.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1827e',
500: '#ca494c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca494c; $custom-light: #e1827e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca494c",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 73,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.605,
"s": 54.894,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58282,
"c": 0.16416,
"h": 22.4
},
"luminance": 0.17843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA494C
secondary
#9CD3D2
accent
#DEDB4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#170B09
muted
#857C7B